Job opportunities for library science graduates reach outside of schools and can be found in a number of different industries including technology, finance, healthcare and government institutions. As digital libraries and technology-focused methods for storing library materials increases, so does the demand for library and information science skills. The job outlook in the United States is expected to grow 7% in the next decade.

The average salary for those with a master's in library sciences is $84,000 per year with potential for growth over time. Here are just a few career options available to graduates:

• Digital Archivist
• Associate Editor
• Government Records Analyst
• Library Systems and Applications Developer
• Competitive Intelligence Analyst
• Information Architect
• Librarian
• School Librarian

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the information profession by relating foundational principles, philosophy, and ethics to contemporary issues, by identifying key, on-going interdisciplinary developments in the field, and by analyzing current practices for future implications of the profession.
2. Create, select, acquire, manage, and maintain the information environment by analyzing how users seek out information.
3. Demonstrate and be able to explain the principles of organizing recorded information by exploring both past and present theories of organizing and representing recorded information and by understanding and applying the standards of organizing recorded information in libraries and information centers.
4. Identify, explain, use and critically evaluate both current and emerging information technologies in libraries and information centers.
5. Provide information services to a diverse community by analyzing, synthesizing, and disseminating traditional and emerging information resources, by developing communication and interpersonal skills for determining the information needs of all users, by creatively utilizing techniques and tools to address information needs, and by advocating for underserved audiences.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of research by identifying the fundamental characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research and by analyzing the value of research literature in the library and information field.
7. Develop a commitment to continuing education by participating in local, regional, and national professional development opportunities.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of the information profession by relating foundational principles, philosophy, and ethics to contemporary issues, by identifying key, on-going interdisciplinary developments in the field, and by analyzing current practices for future implications of the profession.
9. Create, select, acquire, manage, and maintain the information environment by analyzing how users seek out information.
10. Demonstrate and be able to explain the principles of organizing recorded information by exploring both past and present theories of organizing and representing recorded information and by understanding and applying the standards of organizing recorded information in libraries and information centers.
11. Identify, explain, use and critically evaluate both current and emerging information technologies in libraries and information centers.
12. Provide information services to a diverse community by analyzing, synthesizing, and disseminating traditional and emerging information resources, by developing communication and interpersonal skills for determining the information needs of all users, by creatively utilizing techniques and tools to address information needs, and by advocating for underserved audiences.
13. Demonstrate an understanding of research by identifying the fundamental characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research and by analyzing the value of research literature in the library and information field.
14. Develop a commitment to continuing education by participating in local, regional, and national professional development opportunities.