Also called: Ontologist, Metadata Strategist
Designs the categories and labels that organize huge websites, stores, and databases.
Builds the category tree for an online store with 2 million products so shoppers can actually find 'waterproof hiking boots,' then tests it with users.
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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. Master's in library/information science; some come from linguistics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Library Science, Linguistics, Information Science.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI auto-tags millions of items; designing the category structure and fixing AI mistakes stay human.
Classes: AP English Language, AP Computer Science, Linguistics or a second language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1299.
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