Library science and administration majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a library science and administration degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in library science and administration. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 2,139 library science and administration major resumes to identify the jobs library science and administration majors most prefer.
Highest-paying jobs with a library science and administration degree
- Starting salary$40,000Job openings1,617Top locations:New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA;Job description:Library technicians and assistants help librarians with all aspects of running a library. They assist patrons, organize library materials and information, and perform clerical and administrative tasks.
- Starting salary$38,000Job openings1,264Top locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Boston, MA;Job description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting salary$37,000Job openings1,781Top locations:New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Albany, NY;Job description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting salary$35,000Job openings54,306Top locations:Manhattan, KS; Bowling Green, OH; Houston, TX;Job description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting salary$35,000Job openings1,276Top locations:Dobbs Ferry, NY; Saint Petersburg, FL; Albuquerque, NM;Job description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting salary$35,000Job openings62,620Top locations:Jacksonville, FL; Bayport, FL; Camp Pendleton South, CA;Job description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting salary$35,000Job openings1,058Top locations:New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC;Job description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting salary$31,000Job openings9,216Top locations:Chicago, IL; Upper Marlboro, MD; Atlanta, GA;
- Starting salary$27,000Job openings1,627Top locations:Atlanta, GA; Plattsburgh, NY; New York, NY;Job description:Library technicians and assistants help librarians with all aspects of running a library. They assist patrons, organize library materials and information, and perform clerical and administrative tasks.
- Starting salary$23,000Job openings433Top locations:New York, NY; Boston, MA; Los Angeles, CA;Job description:Archivists appraise, process, catalog, and preserve permanent records and historically valuable documents. Curators oversee collections of artwork and historic items, and may conduct public service activities for an institution. Museum technicians and conservators prepare and restore objects and documents in museum collections and exhibits.
