Employers
Corporate librarians can find work in a variety of industries. A limitless supply of information is now available to companies thanks to the Internet, but it demands a trained professional to sort, assess, and organize this data.
Employment possibilities are excellent throughout the United States, but if you desire to work for a Fortune 500 company be prepared to relocate to a metropolitan area, such as New York City, Chicago, or Los Angeles. Association or nonprofit work is more plentiful in Washington, D.C., or nearby Arlington, Virginia. Librarians hold about 142,200 jobs in the United States, with a relatively small percentage of these librarians working as corporate librarians.
Starting Out
It is almost impossible to be hired as a corporate librarian without an MLS or MLIS. However, students enrolled in an accredited program may be able get an internship, or part-time work as an assistant librarian. Having an undergraduate degree and solid work experience related to the interests of your potential employer is helpful. Contact your school's career services office for potential job leads; oftentimes companies rely on library schools for their recruitment needs. Do not forget to check the job boards section found at library association Web sites or job listings in library-related publications.
- Accountants
- Acquisitions Librarians
- Arbitrators
- Archivists
- Auditors
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Billing Clerks
- Book Conservators
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Development Managers and Directors
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Buyers
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Information Security Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Children's Librarians
- Client Services Managers
- Collection Workers
- Community Health Program Coordinators
- Compliance Managers
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Corporate Lawyers
- Cost Estimators
- Cultural Advisers
- Customer Service Directors
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customs Brokers
- Data Entry Clerks
- Database Specialists
- Decision Scientists
- Digital Workplace Experience Engineers
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Security
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- Entrepreneurs
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Event Planners
- Executive Recruiters
- Exhibit Designers
- Fashion Models' Agents
- Film and Video Librarians
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Franchise Owners
- Health Care Managers
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Health Data Analysts
- Human Resources Managers
- Information Brokers
- Information Technology Infrastructure Engineers
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Executives
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Law Librarians
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Librarians
- Library and Information Science Instructors
- Library Assistants
- Library Directors
- Library Media Specialists
- Library Technicians
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Medical Librarians
- Music Librarians
- Office Administrators
- Payroll Directors
- Product Designers
- Professional Organizers
- Project Managers
- Proposal Managers
- Purchasing Agents
- Receptionists
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives
- Secretaries
- Space Tourism Managers
- Statisticians
- Stenographers
- Strategy Managers
- Tax Managers
- Temporary Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Typists and Word Processors
- Workplace Diversity Experts