What is the outlook for library technician jobs?
The Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a detailed description of Library Technicians and related occupations. (Note: usually, west coast salaries are higher than the national averages.) In addition to public and academic libraries, other major employers of Library Technicians are special and school libraries. Special libraries are found in corporate, academic and government settings (such as law firms, medical libraries, corporate libraries, etc.). School libraries are major employers of library technicians. American Library Association’s Librarycareers.org provides descriptions of the various types of Libraries and library Jobs (including support staff positions in libraries) Information Resources for Library Technicians – includes job resources, articles, professional organizations, and web sites of interest.
