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Master Degree Careers and Jobs

Explore Careers and Jobs Predominantly Filled by Those with a Master's Degree with or without Certificates - All On One Page

Sorted by median annual U.S. salary and including percentage of job holders with Master's Degree.

A master's degree deepens expertise and often unlocks specialized, supervisory, or higher-paying roles beyond a bachelor's degree. For people weighing whether advanced study will meaningfully expand their career options. Compare careers ranked by salary, review degree-holder and experience percentages, and access preparation resources for each role.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps, relative to an Doctorate Degree, to (1) Select a career, (2) Find active job listings, (3) Prepare for the career you chose, and (4) Provide web resources specific to the career you chose.

Step 1: Select a Career: You will be presented with a listing of Doctorate Degree careers. The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of careers below
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply browse the list of careers. There may be many that you might never have considered. This may help you to discover careers that might be of interest.

Once you have identified a career of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.



Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the career you selected. Information includes core and supplemental duties, general and specific work activities, knowledge required, essential and transferable skills required, day-in-the-life summaries, knowledge required, software skills required, preparation required, educational requirements, training and work experience required, local salary information, certifications, professional associations, current job listings for the job selected along with multiple similar job titles, and related careers (related to what they do, what they know, and what they're called).

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that will provide detailed (updated) links to occupational information specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career

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What jobs can you get with a Master's Degree? Scroll through the picklist (below). These are careers related to the Master's Degree level, with at least 30% of job holders having a Master's Degree. - 105 specific careers are listed, with matching jobs currently available. Select those careers that may be of interest - you will then get links to matching active job listings, and detailed resources to help you prepare.
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Select a Job Title - Sorted by Annual Salary -(scroll and Select) :
Legend: Career Title Link / (% having Masters Degree) / (Median Annual U.S. Salary)

Nurse Anesthetists / (44.44%) / ($212,650)
Chief Executives / (50.40%) / ($206,680)
Chief Sustainability Officers / (81.48%) / ($206,680)
Architectural and Engineering Managers / (51.04%) / ($165,370)
Water Resource Specialists / (50.00%) / ($157,740)
Marketing Managers / (34.88%) / ($157,620)
Treasurers and Controllers / (36.00%) / ($156,100)
Investment Fund Managers / (67.35%) / ($156,100)
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists / (57.69%) / ($147,420)
Computer Hardware Engineers / (37.93%) / ($138,080)
Aerospace Engineers / (33.34%) / ($130,720)
Physician Assistants / (94.59%) / ($130,020)
Anesthesiologist Assistants / (57.30%) / ($130,020)
Nurse Midwives / (96.87%) / ($129,650)
Law Teachers, Postsecondary / (63.68%) / ($127,360)
Nurse Practitioners / (65.22%) / ($126,260)
Mathematicians / (35.00%) / ($116,440)
Economists / (50.00%) / ($115,730)
Environmental Economists / (40.74%) / ($115,730)
Microsystems Engineers / (34.17%) / ($111,970)
Photonics Engineers / (38.10%) / ($111,970)
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary / (30.49%) / ($105,770)
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary / (35.94%) / ($105,650)
Statisticians / (61.90%) / ($104,110)
Biostatisticians / (58.33%) / ($104,110)
Health Informatics Specialists / (57.14%) / ($103,800)
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary / (76.28%) / ($103,460)
Education Administrators, Postsecondary / (47.94%) / ($102,610)
Sociologists / (30.00%) / ($101,770)
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists / (31.44%) / ($100,890)
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (49.78%) / ($100,690)
Physical Therapists / (38.30%) / ($99,710)
Fuel Cell Engineers / (42.86%) / ($99,510)
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists / (50.00%) / ($99,380)
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (47.35%) / ($96,430)
Occupational Therapists / (86.36%) / ($96,370)
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists / (60.87%) / ($96,370)
Water/Wastewater Engineers / (30.44%) / ($95,890)
Transportation Planners / (45.00%) / ($95,890)
Genetic Counselors / (100.00%) / ($95,770)
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval / (47.62%) / ($93,310)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers / (43.75%) / ($92,580)
Geneticists / (36.00%) / ($91,100)
Biologists / (54.99%) / ($91,100)
Speech-Language Pathologists / (100.00%) / ($89,290)
Hydrologists / (52.17%) / ($88,770)
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses / (91.31%) / ($86,070)
Clinical Nurse Specialists / (95.23%) / ($86,070)
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary / (35.34%) / ($86,030)
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary / (35.27%) / ($85,810)
School Psychologists / (99.91%) / ($84,940)
Operations Research Analysts / (42.86%) / ($83,640)
History Teachers, Postsecondary / (30.36%) / ($82,140)
Urban and Regional Planners / (60.00%) / ($81,800)
Epidemiologists / (66.67%) / ($81,390)
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (43.00%) / ($81,020)
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary / (52.11%) / ($80,780)
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary / (52.29%) / ($80,360)
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary / (71.82%) / ($79,910)
Sustainability Specialists / (39.13%) / ($79,590)
Climate Change Policy Analysts / (65.22%) / ($78,980)
Environmental Restoration Planners / (40.91%) / ($78,980)
Industrial Ecologists / (65.22%) / ($78,980)
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (36.77%) / ($78,410)
Financial Quantitative Analysts / (60.00%) / ($78,310)
Acupuncturists / (75.00%) / ($78,220)
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary / (31.68%) / ($78,130)
Orthotists and Prosthetists / (90.00%) / ($78,100)
Social and Community Service Managers / (32.05%) / ($77,030)
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary / (34.76%) / ($75,020)
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists / (39.13%) / ($74,680)
Instructional Coordinators / (74.90%) / ($74,620)
Historians / (64.48%) / ($72,890)
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators / (57.90%) / ($71,540)
Bioinformatics Technicians / (40.66%) / ($70,620)
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists / (39.98%) / ($70,600)
Dietitians and Nutritionists / (33.33%) / ($69,680)
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary / (49.12%) / ($69,030)
Soil and Plant Scientists / (38.09%) / ($68,240)
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School / (42.41%) / ($66,620)
Special Education Teachers, Preschool / (32.13%) / ($65,270)
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists / (69.32%) / ($64,370)
Anthropologists and Archeologists / (30.00%) / ($63,800)
Art Therapists / (96.87%) / ($63,650)
Midwives / (30.30%) / ($63,630)
Healthcare Social Workers / (85.18%) / ($62,940)
Music Directors and Composers / (30.14%) / ($62,590)
Curators / (44.05%) / ($61,750)
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors / (41.19%) / ($61,710)
Survey Researchers / (46.16%) / ($60,960)
Archivists / (90.32%) / ($59,910)
Farm and Home Management Educators / (70.37%) / ($59,770)
Set and Exhibit Designers / (47.61%) / ($59,490)
Clergy / (49.16%) / ($58,920)
Marriage and Family Therapists / (91.31%) / ($58,510)
Athletic Trainers / (54.33%) / ($57,930)
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators / (50.00%) / ($57,570)
Interpreters and Translators / (31.57%) / ($57,090)
Social Science Research Assistants / (36.70%) / ($56,400)
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers / (81.22%) / ($55,960)
Exercise Physiologists / (31.82%) / ($54,860)
Museum Technicians and Conservators / (47.09%) / ($48,670)
Self-Enrichment Teachers / (34.69%) / ($45,330)
Rehabilitation Counselors / (31.22%) / ($44,040)
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary / (37.46%) / ($43,750)

Step 2 of 4: Find a Job

Job Listings for: Librarians and Media Collections Specialists.

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Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career

Prepare for the "Librarians and Media Collections Specialists" Career
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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Description: Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

U.S. Total Employment (2023):
143,500
U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
156,500
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
13,000 (9.1%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
15,200
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Librarians and Media Collections Specialists":

Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 98 (%) Description: Explain use of library facilities, resources, equipment, and services, and provide information about library policies.
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Analyze patrons' requests to determine needed information and assist in furnishing or locating that information.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Locate unusual or unique information in response to specific requests.
Importance: 94 (%) Description: Evaluate materials to determine outdated or unused items to be discarded.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Review and evaluate materials, using book reviews, catalogs, faculty recommendations, and current holdings to select and order print, audio-visual, and electronic resources.
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Engage in professional development activities, such as taking continuing education classes and attending or participating in conferences, workshops, professional meetings, and associations.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Respond to customer complaints, taking action as necessary.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Assemble and arrange display materials.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Teach library patrons basic computer skills, such as searching computerized databases.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Confer with colleagues, faculty, and community members and organizations to conduct informational programs, make collection decisions, and determine library services to offer.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Develop library policies and procedures.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Keep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Compile lists of books, periodicals, articles, and audio-visual materials on particular subjects.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Search standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons' reference questions.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Represent library or institution on internal and external committees.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Check books in and out of the library.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Plan and teach classes on topics such as information literacy, library instruction, and technology use.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Evaluate vendor products and performance, negotiate contracts, and place orders.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Plan and deliver client-centered programs and services, such as special services for corporate clients, storytelling for children, newsletters, or programs for special groups.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Troubleshoot problems with audio-visual equipment.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Direct and train library staff in duties, such as receiving, shelving, researching, cataloging, and equipment use.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Confer with teachers to select course materials and to determine which training aids are best suited to particular grade levels.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot information access aids, such as databases, annotated bibliographies, Web pages, electronic pathfinders, software programs, and online tutorials.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Supervise daily library operations, budgeting, planning, and personnel activities, such as hiring, training, scheduling, and performance evaluations.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Set up, adjust, and operate audio-visual equipment, such as cameras, film and slide projectors, and recording equipment, for meetings, events, classes, seminars, and video conferences.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Code, classify, and catalog books, publications, films, audio-visual aids, and other library materials, based on subject matter or standard library classification systems.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Arrange for interlibrary loans of materials not available in a particular library.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Maintain inventory of audio-visual equipment.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Monitoring and Controlling Resources: Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
Classify materials according to standard systems.
Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
Compile specialized bibliographies or lists of materials.
Confer with others to conduct or arrange operational activities.
Construct exhibits or parts of exhibits.
Develop library or archival databases.
Develop policies or procedures for archives, museums or libraries.
Diagnose equipment malfunctions.
Direct activities of subordinates.
Direct department activities.
Help patrons use library or archival resources.
Inspect materials or equipment to determine need for repair or replacement.
Inventory materials or equipment.
Maintain computer equipment or software.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Maintain inventory records.
Maintain operational records.
Maintain the inventory of equipment.
Negotiate purchases or contracts.
Operate audiovisual equipment.
Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
Plan community programs or activities for the general public.
Process library materials.
Search information sources to find specific data.
Select educational materials or equipment.
Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
Teach others to use technology or equipment.
Train staff members.
Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Build structures.
Activity: Collaborate in the development of educational programs.
Activity: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities.
Activity: Compile records, documentation, or other data.
Activity: Design databases.
Activity: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards.
Activity: Diagnose system or equipment problems.
Activity: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures.
Activity: Gather information from physical or electronic sources.
Activity: Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products.
Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise.
Activity: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment.
Activity: Maintain operational records.
Activity: Monitor resources or inventories.
Activity: Negotiate contracts or agreements.
Activity: Operate audiovisual or related equipment.
Activity: Perform administrative or clerical activities.
Activity: Plan events or programs.
Activity: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists.
Activity: Purchase goods or services.
Activity: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Activity: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects.
Activity: Serve on organizational committees.
Activity: Supervise personnel activities.
Activity: Train others on operational or work procedures.
Activity: Train others to use equipment or products.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
High-Priority Tech Skills
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Widely Used Tech Skills
Web platform development software:
Springshare LibGuides
Emerging Tech Skills
Computer aided design CAD software:
Autodesk AutoCAD
Data base user interface and query software:
Microsoft Access
Structured query language SQL
Desktop publishing software:
Adobe InDesign
Document management software:
Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft SharePoint
Electronic mail software:
Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise application integration software:
Extensible markup language XML
Graphics or photo imaging software:
Adobe Creative Cloud software
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Object or component oriented development software:
Oracle Java
Office suite software:
Google Workspace software
Operating system software:
Microsoft Windows
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Process mapping and design software:
Microsoft Visio
Video conferencing software:
Zoom
Video creation and editing software:
Adobe After Effects
Web page creation and editing software:
Facebook
Web platform development software:
Cascading style sheets CSS
Hypertext markup language HTML
JavaScript
PHP
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
General Software Tools
Analytical or scientific software:
Data visualization software
StataCorp Stata
Computer based training software:
Learning management system LMS
Data base user interface and query software (scroll table below):
askSam Systems SurfSaver
Blackboard software
CatchTheWeb
Database software
Ex Libris Group Aleph
FileMaker Pro
HTTrack
Inmagic TextWorks
Macropool Web Research
Microsoft Onfolio
National Library of Medicine Medline
Online databases
Saora Keepoint
Thomson Scientific Dialog
Desktop publishing software:
Microsoft Publisher
QuarkXPress
Development environment software:
Standard generalized markup language SGML
Electronic mail software:
Email software
Graphics or photo imaging software:
Graphics software
SmugMug Flickr
Information retrieval or search software:
Classification Web
LexisNexis
Thomson Reuters Westlaw Edge
Internet browser software:
Web browser software
Library software (scroll table below):
CATNYP
Dynix Digital Library
Electronic Online Systems International EOS.Web
Ex Libris Group Voyager
Infovision Amlib
Inmagic Genie
Innovative Interfaces Millennium
Kelowna Software L4U
MC2 Systems Auto Librarian
National Library of Medicine DOCLINE
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) databases
PrimaSoft PC Small Library Organizer Pro
RCL Software Media Library Manager
SirsiDynix Symphony
Surpass management system software
WebClarity Software BookWhere
WorldCat
Video creation and editing software:
Adobe Premiere Pro
Apple Final Cut Pro
Apple iMovie
Web page creation and editing software (scroll table below):
Adobe Dreamweaver
Blogging software
Really Simple Syndication RSS
Social networking software
Wiki software
Web platform development software:
Drupal
Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 64.7 (%) Level of Education: Master's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 10.2 (%) Level of Education: Some College Courses
Frequency of Attainment: 8.2 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 4.7 (%) Level of Education: Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.
Frequency of Attainment: 4.5 (%) Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
Frequency of Attainment: 3.7 (%) Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Frequency of Attainment: 2.7 (%) Level of Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.
Frequency of Attainment: 1.4 (%) Level of Education: Doctoral Degree
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 29.5 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 20.5 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 18.2 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 13.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 10.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 8.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Frequency of Attainment: 0.1 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Certifications
Certifications
These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them?
Avid Certified Operator: Pro Tools | Worksurface External Link
Certified Technology Specialist-Design External Link
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities?
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) External Link
American Association of School Librarians (AASL) External Link
American Library Association External Link
InfoComm International External Link
International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) External Link
Medical Library Association (MLA) External Link
Urban Libraries Council (ULC) External Link
Job Listings
Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles - scroll and click to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills in current job listings
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Access Services Librarian
Acquisitions Librarian
Audio Visual Aids Technician (AV Aids Tech)
Audio Visual Collections Coordinator (AV Collections Coordinator)
Audio Visual Commissioning Specialist (AV Commissioning Specialist)
Audio Visual Coordinator (AV Coordinator)
Audio Visual Specialist (AV Specialist)
Bibliographer
Bookmobile Librarian
Catalog Librarian
Cataloger
Catalogue Librarian
Cataloguer
Chemical Librarian
Circulation Manager
Classifier
Collection Development Librarian
Digital Librarian
Document Manager
Electronic Resources Librarian
Elementary Librarian
Elementary School Librarian
Film Librarian
Government Documents Librarian
Hospital Librarian
Information Scientist
Institution Librarian
Instruction Librarian
Instructional Services Coordinator
Instructional Technologist
Instructional Technology Specialist
Interlibrary Loan Services Librarian
International Broadcast Music Librarian
Law Librarian
Librarian
Library Associate
Library Media Specialist
Library Services Coordinator
Library Services Specialist
Library Specialist
Media Center Specialist
Media Librarian
Media Specialist
Media Technician
Medical Librarian
Medical Record Librarian
Metadata Librarian
Multimedia Coordinator
Multimedia Services Coordinator
Multimedia Specialist
Music Librarian
News Librarian
Outreach Librarian
Periodicals Librarian
Prison Librarian
Public Services Librarian
Record Librarian
Reference and Instruction Librarian
Reference Librarian
Research Librarian
School Librarian
School Library Media Specialist
Serials Librarian
Special Collections Librarian
Special Library Librarian
Systems Librarian
Technical Services Librarian
University Librarian
Visual Coordinator
Visual Specialist
Youth Services Librarian
Related Careers to Consider
Related Careers to Consider
This lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to what "Librarians and Media Collections Specialists" do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit. How do these related occupations align with your interests, skills, and goals?
1 - Library Technicians
2 - Library Assistants, Clerical
3 - Archivists
4 - Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
5 - Instructional Coordinators
6 - Social Science Research Assistants
7 - Document Management Specialists
8 - Web Administrators
9 - Computer User Support Specialists
10 - Database Administrators
11 - Management Analysts
12 - Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
13 - File Clerks
14 - Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
15 - Curators
16 - Education Administrators, Postsecondary
17 - Media Programming Directors
18 - Office Clerks, General
19 - Education Teachers, Postsecondary
20 - Administrative Services Managers

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