Corporate Knowledge Manager

Also called: Corporate Librarian, Knowledge Management Specialist

Organizes a company's internal know-how so employees can find answers fast.

A day in the life

You build an internal wiki, tag thousands of documents, interview retiring engineers to capture what they know and set up an AI search tool.

Pay over a career

Starting
$55k
Typical
$85k
High
$130k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Often a master's in library or information science.

Ways in: Graduate school, 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Library & Information Science, Information Systems.

Outlook

Growing about average. Evolving quickly as companies adopt AI search.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI search tools now find answers in company documents; deciding what knowledge to capture and keep accurate stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: English Language Arts, AP Computer Science Principles, Computer applications.

Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4022.

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