Also called: LIS Professor, iSchool Professor
Trains future librarians, archivists, and information professionals at a graduate school.
LIS professors teach courses on cataloging, digital archives, data curation, and information ethics, often online. Research topics range from misinformation to how kids search the web.
May 2025 BLS figures.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. Ph.D. in the field for tenure-track jobs; a master's can be enough at community colleges.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Library Science, Information Science, Data Science.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). BLS projects about-average growth (2024-34).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI reshapes cataloging and search, so LIS programs shrink and change; research on information and misinformation stays human.
Classes: AP English Language, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Research.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1082.
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