Headline risk
12%
Low RiskLibrarians and media collections specialists
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 19% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 64,320
Employment 2024
142.1K
Projected Change (2024–34)
1.7%
Openings (2024–34)
13.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of librarians and library media specialists is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Teach library patrons basic computer skills, such as searching computerized databases. AI use: 0%
- 2. Analyze patrons' requests to determine needed information and assist in furnishing or locating that information. AI use: 100%
- 3. Review and evaluate materials, using book reviews, catalogs, faculty recommendations, and current holdings to select and order print, audio-visual, and electronic resources. AI use: 0%
- 4. Explain use of library facilities, resources, equipment, and services, and provide information about library policies. AI use: 0%
- 5. Check books in and out of the library. AI use: 0%
- 6. Keep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 45.6 · 195K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 67% · 55+: 28%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Librarians and library media specialists help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use.
Librarians and library media specialists work for local governments, schools, and other organizations. Most work full time, although part-time work is common.
Librarians typically need a master’s degree in library science (MLS). School librarians and library media specialists typically need a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field, along with a teaching certificate; requirements vary by state.
The median annual wage for librarians and library media specialists was $64,320 in May 2024.
Employment of librarians and library media specialists is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.