The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) predicts that employment for library science professors will grow about as fast as the average for all careers through 2033. College enrollment is projected to grow through 2031 as more people pursue a higher education. The number of library science educators is small, and competition for full-time, tenure-track positions at four-year schools will be very strong. Library and information science professionals with the highest education will have the best opportunities in coming years.
There will be some demand for educators because of an anticipated demand for librarians during the next decade, a demand for more library science educators as existing educators retire, and continued growth in technology and information-gathering resources.
- Acquisitions Librarians
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists
- Adult and Vocational Education Teachers
- Archivists
- Art Teachers
- Athletic Directors
- Biophysicists
- Book Conservators
- Book Editors
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Career and Employment Technicians
- Children's Librarians
- College Administrators
- College Professors
- Community Nutrition Educators
- Computer Trainers
- Cooking Instructors
- Corporate Librarians
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- Dance School Owners and Managers
- Database Specialists
- Distance Learning Coordinators
- Driving School Owners and Instructors
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Edupreneurs
- Elementary School Teachers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Exhibit Designers
- Film and Video Librarians
- Flight Instructors
- Guidance Counselors
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- Information Brokers
- Instructional Coordinators
- Instructional Designers
- Journalism Teachers
- Law Librarians
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Librarians
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- Library Directors
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- Library Technicians
- Mathematics Teachers
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- Music Teachers
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- Physical Education Teachers
- Political Scientists
- Preschool Teachers
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- School Administrators
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- Special Education Teachers
- Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
- Teacher Aides
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