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Librarians

Librarians - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Elementary, middle, and high schools
  • Public libraries
  • Colleges and universities

Outlook

Demand for librarians will grow about as fast as average. Communities are increasingly turning to libraries for a variety of services and activities.

The best job opportunities may be for librarians who have experience in electronic and special library searches. Job openings will occur as people retire.

Librarians (CIS 100355)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
6,203
Large
&
6.8%
8.2%
>>>>
638
Moderate
  Champaign Area
255
Medium
&
3.9%
5.2%
>>>>
25
Few
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
107
Small
&
0.0%
2.9%
>>>>
10
Very few
  Cook County
2,903
Large
&
10.0%
9.2%
>>>>
312
Moderate
  Decatur Area
48
Small
&
2.1%
3.8%
>>>>
4
Very few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
327
Medium
&
9.8%
10.3%
>>>>
35
Few
  Du Page County
414
Medium
&
-0.7%
8.8%
>>>>
38
Very few
  Edwardsville Area
124
Small
&
5.6%
12.4%
>>>>
13
Very few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
58
Small
&
-8.6%
-0.2%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Lake County
286
Medium
&
12.2%
11.7%
>>>>
32
Very few
  McHenry County
106
Small
&
0.9%
7.6%
>>>>
10
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
132
Medium
&
-0.8%
4.4%
>>>>
12
Very few
  Northwest Illinois Area
125
Small
&
0.0%
4.3%
>>>>
12
Very few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
264
Medium
&
1.9%
4.5%
>>>>
25
Very few
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
105
Small
&
1.0%
3.5%
>>>>
10
Very few
  Rock Island-Moline Area
104
Small
&
9.6%
5.6%
>>>>
11
Very few
  Rockford Area
138
Small
&
0.7%
6.6%
>>>>
13
Very few
  Shawnee National Forest Area
62
Small
&
1.6%
1.1%
>>>>
6
Very few
  Springfield Area
134
Small
&
3.7%
4.6%
>>>>
13
Very few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
137
Small
&
4.4%
0.9%
>>>>
14
Very few
  Vermilion County
32
Small
&
6.3%
-0.5%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Will County
236
Medium
&
8.1%
14.9%
>>>>
25
Very few
United States
142,200
Medium
&
3.0%
4.0%
>>>>
13,300
Few
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.