Library & Archives Assisting

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
473
growing 1.28%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$3,416
declining 2.06%
Average Wage
$65,512
growing 6.83%
People in Workforce
21,537
declining 2.77%
Average Employee Age
48.9
declining 0.863%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Library & Archives Assisting degree recipients are San Francisco, CA, Indianapolis city (balance), IN, and Spokane, WA. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Library & Archives Assisting degree recipients are Norwich, CT, Sanford, NC, and Augusta, ME. The most common degree awarded to students studying Library & Archives Assisting is a associates degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Library & Archives Assisting and the types of students that study this field. City College of San Francisco awards the most degrees in Library & Archives Assisting in the US, but Three Rivers Community College and University of Maine at Augusta have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Library & Archives Assisting.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Library & Archives Assisting programs are Public, 2-year institutions (32 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (402 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Library & Archives Assisting (2022)
  1. 45 degrees awarded
  2. 42 degrees awarded
  3. 40 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Library & Archives Assisting, is Public, 2-year (402 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,416
Median In-State Public

City College of San Francisco has the most Library & Archives Assisting degree recipients, with 45 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Library & Archives Assisting programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Three Rivers Community College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Library & Archives Assisting, with 3.07%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Library & Archives Assisting
  1. 45 degrees awarded
  2. 45 degrees awarded
  3. 42 degrees awarded

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. 250%
  2. 133%
  3. 129%

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Library Science graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Library Science majors is $65,512 and the most common occupations are Librarians and media collections specialists, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Education administrators.

The industry that employs the most Library Science majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$65,512
Average Wage in Workforce
± $10,473
6.83%
1 Year Growth
± 20.2%

The average salary for Library Science majors is $65,512 and the most common occupations are Librarians and media collections specialists, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Education administrators.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Library Science majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Most Common

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Library Science majors working as Librarians and media collections specialists, Library assistants, clerical, and Archivists, curators, & museum technicians.

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Highest Paid

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Occupations by Share

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21,537
2022 Workforce
± 3,603
2.77%
1 Year Growth
± 24.2%

The number of Library Science graduates in the workforce has been declining at a rate of 2.77%, from 22,150 in 2021 to 21,537 in 2022.

The largest single share of Library Science graduates go on to work as Librarians and media collections specialists (35.7%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Library Science by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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The highest paying industries of Library Science majors, by average wage, are Computer Systems Design, Scientific research & development services, and Legal services.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Library & Archives Assisting is from the 2 Digit Course Library Science.
21,537
2022 Workforce
± 3,603
2.77%
1 Year Growth
± 24.2%

The number of Library Science graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.77%, from 22,150 in 2021 to 21,537 in 2022.

The industry which employs the most Library Science graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Libraries & archives. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Library Science.

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Specialty Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Library Science majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Library Science in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Library Science is 48.9.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Library Science degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Library Science (263 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Library & Archives Assisting is from the 2 Digit Course Library Science.
48.9
Average Age in 2022
± 2.26 Years
0.863%
1 Year Change
± 6.47%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Library Science. The most common ages of employees with this major are 60 and 63 years old, which represent 3.8% and 3.43% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Library & Archives Assisting are Associates Degree and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Library Science are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (85.2%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    263 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    113 degrees awarded
  3. Asian
    43 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Library & Archives Assisting for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Library & Archives Assisting.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. China
    926 degree recipients
  2. Taiwan
    442 degree recipients
  3. India
    392 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Taiwan
    11.5 times more than expected
  2. Russia
    5.55 times more than expected
  3. China
    4.33 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Taiwan that hold Library Science degrees (11.5 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is China (926 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Library & Archives Assisting field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Library & Archives Assisting majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Library & Archives Assisting majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Service Orientation, and Learning Strategies.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Library & Archives Assisting majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Service Orientation are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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