Library Specialist Career Path
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The career path for a
Based on 8 Jobtrees users who were a Library Specialist in their career, on average, they have 1.14 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.2 years on average and earn $44K per year on average in this less senior role.
0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Library Specialist are Librarian, Floor Manager and Research Associate. Librarian, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step. While Librarian is from the same job family, Library, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Research Associate, also being a common career path from Library Specialist.
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How can I become a
The most common career steps to get to Library Specialist are Employee, Eligibility Worker and Library Assistant based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
Employee, the most common step before Library Specialist, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a higher title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. Focus more on the scope of the next role than title progression in building a path to Library Specialist.
While Employee is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Library Specialist that is an overwhelmingly common path. Another characteristic of the Library Specialist career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary. This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Library Specialist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
What should I know about the career path
Library Specialist is a role that people spend a significant amount of time in before moving on. In roles like this that are less senior, this can mean there is room to grow within the role but can also mean there isn't a clear career path so make sure you have a clear sense of you path before pursuing this.
Library Specialist is part of the Library job family which has a variety of unique role within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Library Specialist.