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Librarian
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Key facts
+2.6%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesEmployment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: high according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +2.6% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Selects, organises and provides access to books, documents and digital resources.
21 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- academic information coordinator
- bibliothec
- catalogue librarian
- documentalist
- electronic resources librarian
- information manager
- information officer
- information scientist
- knowledge manager
- librarian
- library assistant
- library associate
- library network coordinator
- library supervisor
- library technical assistant
- literature researcher
- music librarian
- records manager
- school librarian
- special collections librarian
- thesaurus manager
Training
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Gauges
Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (high)
Employment outlookStableBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Librarians and media collections specialists)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $68,270
EntryLong and selectiveBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.