Librarians and Media Collections Specialists build service orientation, social perceptiveness and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Instructional Coordinators (84%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instructional Coordinators | 84% | $77,440 | +13% | None |
| 2 | Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 83% | $80,340 | +18% | None |
| 3 | Document Management Specialists | 82% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 81% | $104,590 | +53% | None |
| 5 | Social Science Research Assistants | 76% | $61,990 | −9% | None |
| 6 | Management Analysts | 75% | $101,860 | +49% | None |
| 7 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 74% | $105,870 | +55% | None |
| 8 | Accountants and Auditors | 74% | $83,680 | +23% | None |
| 9 | Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 73% | $96,980 | +42% | None |
| 10 | Human Resources Specialists | 73% | $75,940 | +11% | None |
Compared with Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, median $68,270. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as librarians and media collections specialists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
84% skill match · $77,440 · +13% pay
Instructing · Complex Problem Solving · Coordination
83% skill match · $80,340 · +18% pay
Instructing · Complex Problem Solving · Systems Evaluation
82% skill match · $116,580 (broader BLS group)
Systems Analysis · Programming · Systems Evaluation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Instructional Coordinators (84% skill match, median $77,440), Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary (83% skill match, median $80,340) and Document Management Specialists (82% skill match, median $116,580), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 21 pay more than librarians and media collections specialists at the median. The biggest increases: Financial Managers (+144%, $166,570), Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary (+55%, $105,870) and Education Administrators, Postsecondary (+53%, $104,590).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.