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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Helps people find information, books and media, and teaches them to use it.
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Librarians help people research, choose books, use technology and find trustworthy information. School librarians teach research skills; public librarians run programs for all ages; others work in colleges, hospitals, law firms and archives.
The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- U.S. History · Social Studies
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- German · World Language
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.