Marlene writes “ According to Public Service Commission of Canada ,
now is a great time to apply for federal jobs in Canada. The news is “about 45 per cent of permanent federal workers will retire within the next 10 years, resulting in about 200,000 job openings.�
We are not talking about a boat load of library jobs though. “According to Treasury Board data, the core scientific and professional employees include 236 physicians, 1,600 nurses, 2,400 lawyers, 2,500 engineers, nine dentists, 12 pharmacists and 436 librariansâ€?
Marlene writes “ According to Public Service Commission of Canada ,
now is a great time to apply for federal jobs in Canada. The news is “about 45 per cent of permanent federal workers will retire within the next 10 years, resulting in about 200,000 job openings.�
We are not talking about a boat load of library jobs though. “According to Treasury Board data, the core scientific and professional employees include 236 physicians, 1,600 nurses, 2,400 lawyers, 2,500 engineers, nine dentists, 12 pharmacists and 436 librariansâ€?
A quick search of the
job database , using search terms such as library technician, librarian and library clerk, netted about 23 positions, some of which were temporary and para-professional. I was not blown away by the wages, but did find some $17 an hour positions. Further study would be needed to report on the wages in comparison with US.
Like that? I learned the phrase ‘further study is needed’ in library school
Here is a peek at an informative electronic discussion on working as a librarian in Canada, along with some solid advice for those seeking employment there. The librarian from Canada said wages were definitely lower there, it was hard to get an entry level job as a librarian in Canada, most Canadian jobs require portfolios of your library school work and your chances go up, up, up if you speak French. This, brought to you by the users of the nifty Library Lovers community of
Live Journal . Where one editor refers to ‘internet journals’ instead of ‘blogs.’
Hmmm… I like ‘internet journalist way better than ‘web blogger.’ I agree!”
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