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Details on jobs and pay for 2010 LIS grads, broken down by region, type of role, school, and more.

Data can be fun! Dig through these tables to discover the details about where 2010 LIS grads are landing jobs, at what salaries, and in what kinds of roles.

Table 1 Status of 2010 Graduates

	Number of Schools Reporting	Number of Graduates Responding	Permanent Professional	Temporary Professional	Non-professional	Total	Graduates Outside of Profession	Unemployed or Status Unreported
Total	38	1789	916	153	270	1391	156	242
Northeast	13	631	299	65	118	482	45	104
Southeast	8	251	152	15	36	203	30	18
Midwest	10	602	343	56	85	484	58	60
Southwest	5	196	77	5	17	151	14	31
West	2	77	25	10	15	50	11	16

*Table based on survey responses from schools and individual graduates. Figures will not necessarily be fully consistent with some of the other data reported. Tables do not always add up, individually or collectively, since both schools and individuals omitted data in some cases.

 

Table 2 Placements and Full-Time Salaries of 2010 Graduates by Region

Region	Number of Placements Placements	Salaries: Women	Salaries: Men	Salaries: Total	Low Salary: Women ($)	Low Salary: Men ($)	High Salary: Women ($)	High Salary: Men ($)	Average Salary: Women ($)	Average Salary: Men ($)	Average Salary: All ($)	Median Salary: Women ($)	Median Salary: Men ($)	Median Salary: All ($)
Combined	1151	730	198	929	10,000	13,000	100,000	120,000	42,205	43,845	42,556	40,000	41,000	40,000
Northeast	385	260	63	323	13,337	17,000	94,000	120,000	42,831	44,148	43,088	41,000	40,000	40,000
Southeast	1196	118	35	153	16,050	20,000	97,000	87,400	40,058	41,477	40,383	40,000	41,000	40,000
Midwest	416	259	80	340	10,000	13,000	100,000	115,000	42,077	45,375	42,857	40,000	43,300	40,000
Southwest	100	61	14	75	22,000	16,000	71,000	62,571	41,152	38,163	40,594	40,000	35,500	40,000
West	34	20	5	25	25,000	29,000	100,000	65,000	52,340	44,600	50,792	48,920	48,000	48,000

*This table represents only salaries and placements reported as full-time. Some data were reported as aggregate without breakdown by gender or region.
Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of placements.

 

Table 3 2010 Total Graduates and Placements by School

Schools	Graduates: Women	Graduates: Men	Graduates: Total	Employed: Women	Employed: Men	Employed: Total
Total	3743	1042	4790	1216	332	1555
Alabama	85	28	113	25	6	31
Albany	70	35	105	27	10	37
Arizona*	47	12	59
Buffalo*	16	6	23	16	6	23
Catholic	22	3	25	14	3	18
Clarion	111	33	144	29	4	33
Denver	43	12	55	7	6	13
Dominican	249	70	319	33	13	46
Drexel	214	101	315	56	20	76
Florida State	1		1	1		1
Illinois*	47	9	56	43	7	50
Indiana	211	62	273	54	16	70
Iowa	40	4	44	15		15
Kent State	206	65	271	55	14	69
Kentucky	56	15	71	19	6	25
Long Island	40	20	60	12	2	14
Louisiana State	46	13	59	37	9	46
Michigan**	92	66	158	79	42	121
Missouri-Columbia	81	27	108	25	10	35
N.C. Chapel Hill	95	23	118	3	3	6
North Texas	54	11	65	38	10	48
Oklahoma	43	16	59	17	8	25
Pittsburgh	127	31	158	23	6	29
Pratt	104	20	124	37	3	40
Rhode Island	57	9	66	13	3	16
Rutgers*	60	11	71	51	11	62
San Jose	350	80	430	43	10	54
Simmons**	188	45	233	164	40	204
South Carolina	129	27	156	30	8	38
St. John's University	11		11	9		9
Syracuse	76	13	89	5	1	6
Texas (Austin)**	37	15	55	35	14	52
Texas Woman's	193	13	206	27	2	29
UCLA*	59	22	81
Valdosta State	47	10	57	51	16	67
Washington	63	14	77	7	1	8
Wayne State	157	43	200	23	5	28
Wisconsin (Madison)*	59	10	70	56	10	67
Wisconsin (Milwaukee)	157	48	205	37	7	44

*Tables do not always add up, individually or collectively, since both schools and individuals omitted data in some cases.
*For schools that did not fill out the institutional survey, data were taken from graduate surveys, thus there is not full representation of their graduating classes.
**Some schools completed the institutional survey, but responses were not received from graduates, or schools conducted their own survey and provided reports. This table represents placements of any kind. Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of placements.

 

Table 4 Placements by Average Full-Time Salary of Reporting 2010 Graduates

	Average Salary: Women ($)	Average Salary: Men ($)	Average Salary: All ($)	Median Salary: Women ($)	Median Salary: Men ($)	Low Salary: Women ($)	Low Salary: Men ($)	High Salary: Women ($)	High Salary: Men ($)	Salaries: Women ($)	Salaries: Men	Total Placements
Michigan	50,000	65,000	55,000	45,750	51,000	10,000	25,000	100,000	115,000	49	25	107
St. John's	54,625		54,625	46,750		40,000		85,000		4		4
Pratt	51,266	67,500	52,039	50,850	67,500	30,000	67,500	72,000	67,500	20	1	28
San Jose	53,753	40,500	50,296	50,000	39,500	25,000	20,000	100,000	65,000	17	6	31
Rutgers	47,737	50,896	48,304	49,000	52,000	24,000	39,500	65,000	62,000	32	7	51
Drexel	44,925	57,100	47,756	43,000	52,000	17,680	28,000	94,000	120,000	33	10	54
Catholic University	46,373	53,500	47,561	47,464	53,500	39,800	52,000	51,000	55,000	10	2	16
Rhode Island	44,893	50,000	45,744	42,000	50,000	33,753	45,000	65,000	55,000	10	2	12
Washington	43,250		43,250	44,500		34,000		50,000		4		4
Albany	46,068	33,400	43,189	44,150	34,000	21,500	17,000	90,000	47,000	17	5	25
Texas Woman's	43,179		43,179	45,000		22,000		71,000		19		26
Illinois	43,774	40,417	43,163	41,800	42,500	22,505	25,000	100,000	51,000	27	6	35
Alabama	42,890	42,333	42,810	32,640	35,000	17,000	34,000	97,000	58,000	18	3	26
Valdosta State	41,235	44,173	41,937	40,000	41,000	22,000	29,000	67,350	87,400	35	11	61
Wisconsin-Milwaukee	42,073	40,827	41,783	40,440	41,000	19,000	30,000	81,000	52,000	23	7	37
Buffalo	40,141	46,390	41,480	38,555	41,000	27,000	38,170	70,000	60,000	11	3	17
Dominican	42,006	38,623	41,190	41,000	38,000	23,000	30,000	63,000	52,000	22	7	34
Wisconsin-Madison	41,136	40,167	41,054	40,000	38,500	13,000	13,000	84,000	70,000	36	6	47
Simmons	40,281	40,586	40,341	38,500	36,000	21,000	28,000	70,000	101,872	103	25	113
Denver	39,700	39,940	39,820	42,000	36,000	28,500	24,000	49,000	61,000	5	5	12
Indiana	39,428	40,483	39,702	40,000	40,000	10,000	27,222	71,000	62,000	40	14	57
North Texas	40,721	34,929	39,667	40,000	35,000	11,000	10,000	67,000	62,571	27	6	41
South Carolina	40,348	37,840	39,646	39,950	41,000	21,000	24,881	62,000	55,000	18	7	31
Kentucky	37,958	40,250	38,613	38,750	44,500	27,800	24,000	49,000	48,000	10	4	16
Iowa	38,372		38,372	36,000		19,968		80,000		9		10
Long Island	38,162		38,162	34,000		27,000		65,000		5		7
NC Chapel Hill	33,833	40,833	37,333	31,500	38,500	22,000	34,000	48,000	50,000	3	3	6
Louisiana State	37,226	36,680	37,146	36,000	40,000	16,050	20,000	55,000	44,000	29	5	39
Syracuse	36,900	38,000	37,120	35,800	38,000	26,000	38,000	50,000	38,000	4	1	6
Pittsburgh	34,808	44,126	36,770	36,400	37,753	13,337	36,000	49,700	65,000	15	4	22
Oklahoma	36,605	33,752	35,892	35,680	33,604	23,900	28,000	48,000	39,800	12	4	20
Missouri-Columbia	35,227	36,933	35,796	33,500	38,000	24,000	22,800	62,000	48,000	16	8	30
Clarion	37,149	30,000	35,644	36,000	30,000	24,000	26,000	52,000	34,000	15	4	25
Wayne State	36,458	32,467	35,460	36,000	30,000	24,000	23,000	47,919	44,400	9	3	19
Kent State University	33,442	39,338	34,621	31,096	40,500	17,600	25,700	75,000	55,000	32	8	44

*This table represents only placements and salaries reported as full-time. Some individuals or schools omitted some information, rendering information unusable. Comparisons with other tables will show different numbers of placements and salaries.

 

Table 5 Average Salary Index Starting Library Positions 2000-2010

Year	Library Schools	Avg. Starting Salary ($)	Increase in Avg. Salary ($)	Salary Index	BLS-CPI*
2000	37	34,871	895	197.26	175.1
2001	40	36,818	1,947	208.09	177.1
2002	30	37,456	638	211.7	179.9
2003	43	37,975	519	214.63	184
2004	46	39,079	1,104	220.87	188.9
2005	37	40,115	1,036	226.73	195.3
2006	45	41,014	899	231.81	201.6
2007	43	42,361	1,347	239.42	207.3
2008	40	41,579	-782	235	215.3
2009	42	42,215	636	238.6	214.5
2010	38	42,556	341	240.52	218.1

** U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average, all items, 1982-1984=100. The average beginning professional salary for that period was $17,693.

 

Table 6 Salaries of Reporting Professionals by Area of Job Assignment

Assignment	No.	% of Total	Low Salary ($)	High Salary ($)	Average Salary ($)	Median Salary ($)
Total	1346		10,000	120,000	41,379	40,000
Access Services	6	0.40%	30,000	45,000	39,667	44,000
Acquisitions	11	0.8	25,000	72,000	37,356	35,500
Administration	40	3	26,000	52,000	39,072	38,440
Adult Services	23	1.7	25,000	53,000	39,568	41,250
Archives	97	7.2	21,450	94,000	40,044	40,000
Automation/Systems	18	1.3	29,000	62,500	45,433	44,000
Cataloging & Classification	62	4.6	22,000	65,000	39,574	39,897
Children's Services	98	7.3	16,000	57,468	35,211	35,000
Circulation	85	6.3	19,968	65,000	33,644	33,140
Collection Development	8	0.6	32,000	42,600	38,350	39,000
Database Management	20	1.5	32,000	78,500	48,125	45,000
Electronic or Digital Services	31	2.3	22,800	62,000	39,393	40,000
Government Documents	5	0.4	40,000	68,230	54,410	55,000
Information Architecture	9	0.7	36,000	81,000	60,427	62,000
Info Technology	29	2.2	32,000	120,000	55,581	52,000
Instruction	23	1.7	29,960	70,000	43,000	39,220
Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery	14	1	22,495	50,000	34,249	33,500
Knowledge Management	16	1.2	32,000	100,000	61,650	57,500
Other	102	7.6	13,337	65,000	35,768	33,703
Records Management	14	1	18,000	70,500	39,202	39,500
Reference/Info Services	320	23.8	16,050	97,000	40,759	40,000
School Library Media Specialist	190	14.1	10,000	101,872	45,634	45,000
Solo Librarian	53	3.9	20,000	67,500	41,043	40,000
Technical Services	11	0.8	30,000	42,000	36,800	37,000
Telecommunications	2	0.1	52,000	55,000	53,500	53,500
Usability/User Experience	6	0.4	50,000	70,000	64,330	68,660
Youth Services	40	3	13,000	54,369	38,176	37,396

*This table represents placements of any type reported by job assignment, but only salaries reported as full-time. Some individuals omitted placement information, rendering some information unusable. Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of placements.

 

Table 7a Comparison of Salaries by Type of Organization -- Public Libraries

Public Libraries	Total Placements	Salaries: Women	Salaries: Men	Low Salary: Women ($)	Low Salary: Men ($)	High Salary: Women ($)	High Salary: Men ($)	Average Salary: Women ($)	Average Salary: Men ($)	Average Salary: All ($)	Median Salary: Women ($)	Median Salary: Men ($)	Median Salary: All ($)
All Public	251	185	40	13,000	20,000	72,000	52,000	37,253	36,952	37,203	36,500	37,000	36,896
Northeast	71	56	9	21,000	25,700	57,100	47,700	39,746	34,219	38,981	41,000	32,000	40,000
Southeast	50	33	10	13,000	20,000	51,000	52,000	33,942	36,786	34,603	34,000	36,750	35,000
Midwest	89	65	14	13,000	23,000	57,000	47,000	36,168	37,171	36,346	36,000	38,500	36,971
Southwest	20	16	3	22,000	32,208	49,000	51,000	35,541	41,003	36,403	36,000	39,800	3,600
West	13	10	1	29,000	48,000	72,000	48,000	42,877	48,000	43,343	36,150	48,000	36,500
Canada/International	2

 

Table 7b Comparison of Salaries by Type of Organization -- School Libraries

School Libraries	Total Placements	Salaries: Women	Salaries: Men	Low Salary: Women	Low Salary: Men	High Salary: Women	High Salary: Men	Average Salary: Women	Average Salary: Men	Average Salary: All	Median Salary: Women	Median Salary: Men	Median Salary: All
All School	170	131	7	10,000	16,000	90,000	101,872	45,087	51,649	45,420	44,000	48,000	44,325
Northeast	57	46	4	27,000	38,170	90,000	101,872	48,307	62,511	49,443	45,000	55,000	45,500
Southeast	29	21		17,000		67,350		43,347		43,347	42,000		42,000
Midwest	44	36	1	10,000	48,000	75,000	48,000	39,932	48,000	40,150	42,000	48,000	42,000
Southwest	29	23	1	31,000	16,000	71,000	16,000	46,201	16,000	44,943	45,000	16,000	44,750
West	5	2	1	50,000	47,500	54,000	47,500	52,000	47,500	50,500	52,000	47,500	50,000
Canada/International	2	2		38,000		88,000		63,000		63,000	63,000		63,000

Table 7c Comparison of Salaries by Type of Organization -- College and University Libraries

College/University Libraries	Total Placements	Salaries: Women	Salaries: Men	Low Salary: Women	Low Salary: Men	High Salary: Women	High Salary: Men	Average Salary: Women	Average Salary: Men	Average Salary: All	Median Salary: Women	Median Salary: Men	Median Salary: All
All Academic	317	196	72	16,050	17,000	68,000	87,400	40,199	40,587	40,315	40,000	40,000	40,500
Northeast	86	55	19	23,000	30,000	66,000	65,000	41,967	41,446	41,854	40,000	40,000	40,000
Southeast	79	49	20	16,050	24,000	62,000	87,400	39,619	39,200	39,497	42,000	40,000	41,000
Midwest	83	54	19	24,000	17,000	50,400	55,000	38,011	38,698	38,190	40,000	41,000	40,000
Southwest	44	25	6	26,000	30,500	55,000	58,000	39,996	42,917	40,561	40,000	43,000	40,000
West	20	12	6	26,000	31,000	68,000	65,000	45,341	40,500	43,727	41,554	36,000	36,554
Canada/International	2		1		50,000		50,000		50,000	50,000		50,000	50,000

Table 7d Comparison of Salaries by Type of Organization -- Special Libraries

Special Libraries	Total Placements	Salaries: Women	Salaries: Men	Low Salary: Women	Low Salary: Men	High Salary: Women	High Salary: Men	Average Salary: Women	Average Salary: Men	Average Salary: All	Median Salary: Women	Median Salary: Men	Median Salary: All
All Special	56	40	10	25,500	24,000	60,000	67,500	41,206	44,191	41,791	40,000	41,940	40,000
Northeast	23	15	3	27,000	31,200	60,000	67,500	41,427	45,233	42,061	40,000	37,000	39,390
Southeast	14	11	2	32,000	30,000	120,000	45,000	42,682	37,500	43,179	41,500	37,500	43,750
Midwest	8	7	1	30,000	38,880	46,000	38,880	37,920	38,880	38,040	40,000	38,880	39,440
Southwest	5	4	1	25,500	24,000	44,000	24,000	35,150	24,000	32,920	35,550	24,000	33,600
West	5	2	2	47,000	45,760	60,000	62,571	53,500	54,166	49,666	53,500	54,166	47,000
Canada/International	1	1		52,500		52,500		52,500		52,500	52,500		52,500

Table 7e Comparison of Salaries by Type of Organization -- Government Libraries

Government Libraries	Total Placements	Salaries: Women	Salaries: Men	Low Salary: Women	Low Salary: Men	High Salary: Women	High Salary: Men	Average Salary: Women	Average Salary: Men	Average Salary: All	Median Salary: Women	Median Salary: Men	Median Salary: All
All Government	19	15	1	30,000	55,000	97,000	55,000	56,851	55,000	56,736	52,000	55,000	53,500
Northeast	1	1		52,000		52,000		52,000		52,000	52,000		52,000
Southeast	12	9	1	35,000	55,000	97,000	55,000	61,678	55,000	61,010	41,600	55,000	55,000
Midwest	3	3		30,000		68,230		46,223		46,223	40,000		40,440
Southwest	1
West	1	1		62,000		62,000		62,000		62,000	62,000		62,000

Table 7f Comparison of Salaries by Type of Organization -- Library Cooperatives and Networks

Library Cooperatives/Networks	Total Placements	Salaries: Women	Salaries: Men	Low Salary: Women	Low Salary: Men	High Salary: Women	High Salary: Men	Average Salary: Women	Average Salary: Men	Average Salary: All	Median Salary: Women	Median Salary: Men	Median Salary: All
All Co-op./Nets.	2	2		35,000		38,000		36,500		36,500	36,500		36,500
Northeast	2	2		35,000		38,000		36,500		36,500	36,500		36,500

Table 7g Comparison of Salaries by Type of Organization -- Vendors

Vendors	Total Placements	Salaries: Women	Salaries: Men	Low Salary: Women	Low Salary: Men	High Salary: Women	High Salary: Men	Average Salary: Women	Average Salary: Men	Average Salary: All	Median Salary: Women	Median Salary: Men	Median Salary: All
All Vendors	17	10	6	25,000	38,000	70,000	70,000	46,990	51,800	48,593	43,950	50,000	45,000
Northeast	6	4	1	41,000	40,000	70,000	40,000	57,625	40,000	54,100	59,750	40,000	49,500
Southeast	4	2	2	37,000	61,000	52,000	70,000	44,500	65,500	55,000	44,500	65,500	56,500
Midwest	4	2	1	25,000	38,000	42,900	38,000	43,696	38,000	35,300	33,950	38,000	38,000
West	1	1		45,000		45,000		45,000		45,000	45,000		45,000
Canada/International	1	1			50,000		50,000		50,000	50,000		50,000	50,000

Table 7h Comparison of Salaries by Type of Organization -- Other Organizations

Other Organizations	Total Placements	Salaries: Women	Salaries: Men	Low Salary: Women	Low Salary: Men	High Salary: Women	High Salary: Men	Average Salary: Women	Average Salary: Men	Average Salary: All	Median Salary: Women	Median Salary: Men	Median Salary: All
All Other	273	126	61	10,000	13,000	100,000	120,000	47,940	51,857	49,218	42,250	47,000	45,000
Northeast	61	29	15	13,337	32,000	90,000	120,000	48,885	60,600	49,487	45,000	59,000	48,000
Southeast	41	31	4	17,600	34,000	90,000	55,000	42,296	43,750	42,520	40,000	43,000	40,000
Midwest	75	38	19	24,000	13,000	80,000	75,000	44,481	45,811	44,924	39,500	44,000	43,500
Southwest	30	10	10	23,900	28,000	75,000	62,000	41,927	42,090	42,008	37,000	41,500	40,500
West	39	25	12	35,000	29,000	100,000	115,000	63,486	63,583	63,524	65,000	59,000	65,000
Canada/International	8	7	1	10,000	25,000	50,000	25,000	34,375	25,000	32,500	38,750	25,000	35,000

These tables represent only full-time salaries and placements reported by type. Some individuals omitted placement information, rendering some information unusable.
*Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of total placements due to completeness of the data reported by individuals and schools. Totals within the table represent all reported placement data but will not necessarily correspond to regional or gender breakdown.