Also called: Information Governance Manager
Decides how an organization stores, protects and eventually destroys its records, paper and digital.
You set rules on how long emails must be kept, help lawyers find documents for a lawsuit and oversee shredding 10,000 boxes of old files.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's; CRM (Certified Records Manager) or IGP certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Information Science, Library Science, Business Administration.
Growing about average. Steady, especially in regulated industries.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI classifies and searches records automatically; setting retention rules and legal holds stays human.
Classes: Computer applications, AP Government, English Language Arts.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3012.
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