Job Survey: Librarian II

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Location: Chicago, IL Experience: Mid-level Highest Level of Education: Other Graduate Degree

Job Responsibilities Reference librarian - providing research, reference assistance and customer service to patrons of the library; purchasing books and information materials. Job Requirements Master of Library Science required. Uppers Exclusive degree (MLS) for an exclusive field (i.e. you can't be a librarian without an MLS degree). Downers Hard to get a job or another job once you are hired somewhere. Lifestyle I pretty much sit on my but all day and I wait until people come to me for help or call me for assistance. Compensation My current salary is approximately $46,000. Advice to Jobseekers The MLS is a good degree to have. However, I would suggest that new comers get a job in a library first, and then let the library unit pay for the degree. This Librarian II career survey is just one of 1000s of exclusive career surveys available on Vault. Find out what it's actually like on the job with Vault's job surveys. Read all Vault Career Surveys for the inside scoop on specific jobs Read Vault Employee Surveys for the inside scoop on specific employers Read Vault Student/Alumni Surveys for the inside scoop on colleges and grad schools