Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Education, Training, and Library · SOC 25-4022
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 25-4022 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 20.3%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 39/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $68,270
- H-1B offered wage $65,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- —
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +1.7%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 56
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 2,709 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~53.5% of this role but only ~20.3% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Catalog Librarian, Instructional Technology Specialist, Librarian, Library Media Specialist, Media Specialist, Media Technician
Representative Tasks
- •Check books in and out of the library.
- •Teach library patrons basic computer skills, such as searching computerized databases.
- •Review and evaluate materials, using book reviews, catalogs, faculty recommendations, and current holdings to select and order print, audio-visual, and electronic resources.
- •Search standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons' reference questions.
- •Keep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Teach others to use technology or equipment.
- •Process library materials.
- •Select educational materials or equipment.
- •Search information sources to find specific data.
- •Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 20.3% | 17.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 47% Bright |
| Median Salary | $68,270 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 80/100 | N/A |