What they do
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Teach courses in library science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Classification Instructor, Information Science Professor, Instructor, Lecturer, Library Instructor, Library Science Professor, Library Technology Instructor, Professor
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Wages
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| Vermont - 2020 |
| Percentile1 | Hourly | Yearly |
| 10% |
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$56,510 |
| 25% |
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$64,170 |
| Median |
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$76,270 |
| 75% |
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$87,990 |
| 90% |
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$103,150 |
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$75,740 |
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Industries of Employment
| United States - 2018 |
| Industry | Percent of total |
- Educational services; state, local, and private
| 100% |
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Knowledge
| People in this career often know a lot about: |
- English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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- Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
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- Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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- Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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- Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
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Skills
| People in this career often have these skills: |
- Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
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- Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
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- Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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- Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
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- Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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Interests
| People in this career often prefer these work environments: |
- Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
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- Investigative
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
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- Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
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Work Styles
| People in this career will do well at jobs that need: |
- Initiative
Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
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- Achievement/Effort
Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
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- Integrity
Job requires being honest and ethical.
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- Adaptability/Flexibility
Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
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- Independence
Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
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Other Resources
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- CareerOneStop
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- O*NET Online
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Projected Employment
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Education and Experience:
- Typical education needed for entry
Doctoral or professional degree
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- Work experience in a related occupation
None
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- Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency
None
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Job Zone
| Extensive Preparation Needed |
- Specific Vocational Preparation Range
(8.0 and above) - A typical worker will require
over 4 years up to and including 10 years or more
of training to achieve average performance in this occupation.
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Education Level
| How much education do most people in this career have? |
| Education level |  | Percent of
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Doctoral or professional degree
or post-MA certificate | | 74% |
Master's degree or
post-BA certificate | | 25% |
| Bachelor's degree | | 1% |
| Associate's degree | | 1% |
Certificate or some college,
no degree | | 0% |
High school diploma
or equivalent | | 0% |
| Less than high school diploma | | 0% |
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Abilities
| People in this career often have talent in: |
- Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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- Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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- Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
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- Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
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- Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
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Work Activities
| In general, what you might do: |
- Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
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- Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
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- Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
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- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
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- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
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Detailed Work Activities
| What you might do in a day: |
- Research topics in area of expertise.
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- Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise.
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- Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
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- Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
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Tasks
| On the job, you would: |
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and present findings in professional journals, books, electronic media, or at professional conferences.
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- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
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- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, giving presentations at conferences, and serving on committees in professional associations.
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- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as collection development, archival methods, and indexing and abstracting.
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- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
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