Also called: Tool Library Coordinator, Lending Library Manager
Runs a library that lends tools, sewing machines, telescopes and cake pans instead of just books, and teaches people how to use them.
You check in a returned power drill, test it, and charge the battery for the next borrower. You fix a jammed sewing machine, order new camping gear with a grant, and teach a Saturday class on basic home repairs. Your shelves hold everything from ukuleles to leaf blowers.
Many tool libraries are small nonprofits with part-time staff.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree or library experience; repair skills matter more than degrees.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Library Technology, Nonprofit Management.
Growing faster than average. Libraries of things are spreading as people share instead of buy.
Low risk for 10 years. Online catalogs handle reservations; repairing gear, teaching classes and helping neighbors stay human.
Classes: Shop or engineering class, Family & consumer sciences, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4031.
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