Dossier #55 // career autopsy

Lower exposure Low confidence

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Category: Educational instruction · SOC 25-4022.00 · Industry: Education

AI Exposure

12/100

0.0

Very low exposure

Last updated

12 Oct 2026

17 hours ago · sources: BLS OES (approx) · O*NET

Evidence

0 sources

25 core tasks shown · 5 secondary hidden

Verdict

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Lower exposure: only 9 of 25 core tasks show high task automation potential : exposure 12/100 (very low exposure).

No model has published evidence mapped to this occupation yet - the score comes from generic task assessment.

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Score breakdown

Why this score?

Every component is stored with the score row and can be recomputed from the evidence table.

AI Exposure (composite)12/100

Methodology 2026-09-a · score v1.0 · input hash 1b2ecfdf0020842b

AI capability exposure0/100

Strength of current models on the capabilities this job's tasks require.

Task automation potential39/100

Task-level exposure, weighted by task importance. A component of the headline, not the headline itself.

Observed AI adoption0/100

Evidence that AI is actually being used for this work.

Labour-market signal0/100

Observed changes in postings, employment or earnings.

Evidence strength0/100

Quantity and source quality of the evidence behind the score.

0 evidence item(s) contribute. Calculated 17 hours ago. 12 Oct 2026 UTC.

Overview

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

Employment

≈140,000

approx. BLS OES

Median wage

≈$64,000

approx. BLS OES

Tasks tracked

linked to this occupation

Employment and wage values are approximate reference figures from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics programme, stored with an approximation flag. Verify against the O*NET record and BLS before quoting them.

Tasks

Task-level automation exposure

All tasks →

Core tasks only. Exposure describes how much of the task output current AI can produce or substantially assist - not whether the task disappears. Secondary shared-baseline edges are hidden until per-occupation curation is complete.

Search standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons' reference questions.70
core task · importance 4.7/5
Analyze patrons' requests to determine needed information and assist in furnishing or locating that information.75
core task · importance 4.4/5
Plan and teach classes on topics such as information literacy, library instruction, and technology use.30
core task · importance 4.4/5
Supervise daily library operations, budgeting, planning, and personnel activities, such as hiring, training, scheduling…20
core task · importance 4.4/5
Code, classify, and catalog books, publications, films, audio-visual aids, and other library materials, based on subjec…65
core task · importance 4.3/5
Review and evaluate materials, using book reviews, catalogs, faculty recommendations, and current holdings to select an…35
core task · importance 4.3/5
Confer with colleagues, faculty, and community members and organizations to conduct informational programs, make collec…25
core task · importance 4.3/5
Evaluate vendor products and performance, negotiate contracts, and place orders.30
core task · importance 4.2/5
Arrange for interlibrary loans of materials not available in a particular library.70
core task · importance 4.1/5
Teach library patrons basic computer skills, such as searching computerized databases.45
core task · importance 4.1/5
Direct and train library staff in duties, such as receiving, shelving, researching, cataloging, and equipment use.25
core task · importance 4.1/5
Check books in and out of the library.15
core task · importance 4.1/5
Keep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors.78
core task · importance 4/5
Explain use of library facilities, resources, equipment, and services, and provide information about library policies.72
core task · importance 4/5
Locate unusual or unique information in response to specific requests.52
core task · importance 4/5
Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot information access aids, such as databases, annotated bibliographies, Web pages, el…68
core task · importance 3.9/5
Develop library policies and procedures.65
core task · importance 3.9/5
Respond to customer complaints, taking action as necessary.35
core task · importance 3.9/5
Engage in professional development activities, such as taking continuing education classes and attending or participati…10
core task · importance 3.8/5
Plan and deliver client-centered programs and services, such as special services for corporate clients, storytelling fo…35
core task · importance 3.7/5
Confer with teachers to select course materials and to determine which training aids are best suited to particular grad…25
core task · importance 3.6/5
Represent library or institution on internal and external committees.8
core task · importance 3.5/5
Maintain hardware and software, including computers, media equipment, scanners, color copiers, and color laser printers.8
core task · importance 3.4/5
Evaluate materials to determine outdated or unused items to be discarded.20
core task · importance 3.3/5
Compile lists of books, periodicals, articles, and audio-visual materials on particular subjects.68
core task · importance 3/5

Evidence

Evidence trail

0 attributed item(s). Confidence reflects study design: randomised and production deployments score higher than platform observations, which score higher than projections.

No occupation-specific evidence has been mapped yet. This occupation is scored from generic task assessment only - a genuinely weaker basis, and the reason its score is marked low-confidence.

Historical trend

Exposure over time

Backcast series: recomputed at quarterly checkpoints using only the models and evidence published by each date.

Score · 23 points · 2021-01-01 to 2026-07-01

Reconstruction, not measurement. 14 observed daily snapshot(s) exist for this occupation; the earlier part of the curve is derived by applying the current methodology to the model releases and published evidence available at each past date.

Recent events

Signals affecting this occupation

Occupation score change4 Oct 2026 · 04:59
IMPACT 100
librarian exposure decreased 33.0 points
AI Exposure Score moved from a previous calculation to 12/100 under methodology v1.0. 0 evidence item(s) contributed.
Verified signalConfidence:40 · lowVerified by AIKillsWhat

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