Also called: Data services librarian, Data curator
Helps university researchers manage, share, and preserve their data sets.
Data librarians teach workshops on tools like R and Python, help scientists write data management plans, and curate data repositories.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in any subject plus a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS/MLS, 1-2 years).
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Data Science, Library Science, Statistics.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). BLS projects ~3% growth for librarians and library media specialists.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps manage data, which also creates new curation needs; teaching researchers and building repositories stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4022.
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