Also called: Informationist
Helps doctors and scientists find the right studies fast and teaches them to search huge databases.
Runs a complex literature search for a team writing a review of all COVID treatment trials and teaches medical students how to find evidence.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in library science (MLIS); science background helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Library Science, Biology.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
High risk for 10 years. AI research tools now run complex literature searches and summaries; far fewer librarian roles likely.
Classes: AP Biology, English composition, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4022.
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