Special Librarian: 7 Best Nonpolitical Jobs for Political Junkies

US News And World Report: Librarian: Not just any librarian—a special librarian. Special librarians work for companies, government agencies, nonprofits, universities, or museums, rather than for the general public. There are plenty of opportunities for people to focus on specialties. Janice Lachance, chief executive of the Special Libraries Association, says “it’s absolutely a perfect fit” for people who are politically inclined, as leaders at nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, or government agencies rely on well-sourced, “top level information.” Librarians can follow specific passions for policy or politics into jobs at places like AARP, which employs 13 association members. Most have a master’s in library or information science, but the jobs pay: A 2008 association survey found the average salary of its members was $71,812.

October 23, 2008 by Uncategorized 2

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  1. Chuck says:
    October 23, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    special librarians
    Nice work if you can get it.

    I’ve been reading librarian job ads for nearly ten years and I’d say 5% or less of all of those postings are for special librarians.

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    • mdoneil says:
      October 23, 2008 at 10:54 pm

      I am a librarian at a large private firm
      I am a librarian at a large private firm, and skills I learned in library school do play a part in my work. While I don’t provide traditional librarian services such as reference or research I am indeed a special librarian.

      This is one of the few salary estimates I agree with in the library world. They often say public librarians in my area get 52K, but that must be all of them combined.

      However 70Kish is not unusual for a starting salary for an experienced new hire. Sure there are people at my firm who start at a bit less, and thankfully there are some who get more, but knowing about similar positions at other firms of this type nationwide (obviously NYC is more) that pay is about right for someone with a year or two of experince that is hired on.

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