Also called: Taxonomist, Content Architect
Organizes how information is grouped and labeled so people can find things on big websites and apps.
You reorganize a government website's 10,000 pages into menus that make sense, then test with users whether they can find how to apply for a passport.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's; library science (MLIS) backgrounds are common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Library and Information Science, Human-Computer Interaction.
Growing about average. Small specialty; growing for organizing AI knowledge bases.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI auto-tags and organizes content, cutting manual taxonomy work; structuring huge sites for real users stays human.
Classes: AP Psychology, English, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1255.
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