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Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$80,340
United States, 2025
Employment
3,630
United States, 2025
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Teach courses in library science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- O*NET code
- 25-1082.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Typical tasks
- Participate in campus and community events.
- Act as advisers to student organizations.
- Select and invite guest speakers to speak to classes.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and present findings in professional journals, books, electronic media, or at professional conferences.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- 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.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as collection development, archival methods, and indexing and abstracting.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$57,200
25th percentile
$64,080
75th percentile
$100,910
90th percentile
$129,120
Most important skills
- Instructing4.3
- Speaking4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.1
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Active Learning4.0
- Monitoring4.0
- Learning Strategies4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Writing4.0
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Social Perceptiveness3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 17 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
17
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Instructing | 4.3 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Monitoring | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Library Science Teachers, PostsecondaryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside, CA | $156,310 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $129,150 | 30 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $129,120 | 50 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $126,820 | 80 | 2025 |
| CA | $125,640 | 310 | 2025 |
| MD | $123,170 | 90 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $113,290 | 40 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $109,250 | 70 | 2025 |
| WA | $104,540 | 90 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $101,920 | 170 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $99,720 | 90 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $96,330 | 60 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | $93,490 | 40 | 2025 |
| PA | $86,250 | 30 | 2025 |
| NJ | $85,130 | 120 | 2025 |
| IA | $83,950 | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | $83,710 | 110 | 2025 |
| MI | $83,370 | 70 | 2025 |
| IN | $83,330 | 80 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $83,300 | 50 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.