# Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

SOC 25-4022. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/librarians-and-media-collections-specialists

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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $68,270 (middle half $56,310–$84,480; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $48,881; 89% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 2.6%; ~12.6k openings a year; typical entry: Master's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- English Language And Literature: 19% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/english)
- History: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/history)
- Psychology: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Library Science: 5%
- Elementary Education: 4%
- Communications: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- General Education: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/education)
- Fine Arts: 2%
- Music: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/music)
- Composition And Rhetoric: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/writing)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $78,810
- AL: $64,650
- AR: $56,800
- AZ: $60,500
- CA: $89,790
- CO: $76,480
- CT: $79,210
- DC: $96,550
- DE: $77,700
- FL: $67,060
- GA: $76,750
- HI: $68,270
- IA: $58,440
- ID: $54,130
- IL: $62,700
- IN: $53,500
- KS: $61,900
- KY: $65,200
- LA: $60,650
- MA: $78,540
- MD: $88,570
- ME: $59,540
- MI: $60,010
- MN: $77,650
- MO: $58,700
- MS: $56,970
- MT: $63,870
- NC: $61,420
- ND: $62,830
- NE: $64,060
- NH: $63,580
- NJ: $78,380
- NM: $62,530
- NV: $84,540
- NY: $78,590
- OH: $60,630
- OK: $58,180
- OR: $78,070
- PA: $62,880
- PR: $51,610
- RI: $75,860
- SC: $62,640
- SD: $51,210
- TN: $62,090
- TX: $71,860
- UT: $53,730
- VA: $77,430
- VT: $62,360
- WA: $100,030
- WI: $66,870
- WV: $42,980
- WY: $46,530

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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