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Librarians

Librarians appraise, obtain, index, collate and make available library acquisitions and organise and control other library services.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£12,609
£23,140
£40,767

New workers start around £12,609. Normal pay is £23,140 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £40,767.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 18,603 vacancies for this type of job

4.19%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Provides learning and cultural experiences through events such as author talks, reading groups, formal and informal teaching.

  • Promotes library services through displays and talks.

  • Manages library borrowing and inter-library loan facilities.

  • Establishes information storage systems to deal with queries and to maintain up to date records.

  • Identifies the information needs of clients, seeks out and evaluates information sources.

  • Prepares and circulates abstracts, bibliographies, book lists, etc..

  • Collects, classifies and catalogues information, books and other material.

  • Selects and arranges for the acquisition of books, periodicals, audio-visual and other material.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Library Services

  • Library

  • Integrated Library Systems

  • Library Management

  • Project Management

  • Information Management

  • Loans

  • Marketing

  • Numeracy

  • Collection Development

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Teaching

  • Research

  • Customer Service

  • Collections

  • Leadership

  • Planning

  • Innovation

  • Interpersonal Communications

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Film Studies (Study Abroad)

Lancaster University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · Lancaster · 01/10/2024

Tariff points: 128/128

Journalism

De Montfort University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Journalism

University of Worcester

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Worcester · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Journalism

University of Winchester

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Winchester · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/120

Film Studies

York St John University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · York · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Journalism and Media

Birkbeck, University of London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 10/2024

Tariff points: 96/128

Sports Journalism (Accelerated)

University Academy 92 (UA92)

BA (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time (intensive) · Manchester · 22/04/2025

Tariff points: 104/104

Journalism

Kingston University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/136

Digital Media Production

University of Westminster, London

BA (Hons) · 3-4 Years · Full-time · London · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Journalism: Multimedia

University of Salford

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Salford · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Sports Journalism

Leeds Beckett University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Digital Media Development

Trafford & Stockport College Group

FD · 2 Years · Full-time · Stockport · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Journalism

University of Huddersfield

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Huddersfield · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/112

Journalism

University of Chester

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Chester · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Journalism

London Metropolitan University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Part-time · Islington · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Sports Journalism

Leeds Trinity University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/136

Multimedia Sports Journalism

Bournemouth University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Poole · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/120

Sports Journalism

Liverpool John Moores University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/128

Film Studies

Keele University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Keele · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Journalism

University of Gloucestershire

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cheltenham · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/120

Journalism

University of Central Lancashire

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Preston · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/112

Film Studies

St Mary's University, Twickenham

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Twickenham · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/112

Journalism Studies

University of Lincoln

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Lincoln · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Journalism

University of Leicester

BA (Hons) · 3-4 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/128

Film Studies

University of Portsmouth

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Portsmouth · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

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