Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________Skills: Writing; Reading Comprehension; Time
Management; Social Perceptiveness; Judgment and
Decision Making; Operation and Control; Active
Listening; Speaking.
Education and Training Program: Legal Admin-
istrative Assistant/Secretary. Related Knowledge/
Courses: Clerical Practices; Law and Government;
Economics and Accounting; Computers and Elec-
tronics; Customer and Personal Service.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; sitting; repetitive
motions.Librarians
! Personality Code: CSE! Education/Training Required: Master’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $50,970
! Beginning Wage: $31,960
! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium
! Growth: 3.6%
! Annual Job Openings: 18,945
! Self-Employed: 0.6%
! Part-Time: 21.2%
Administer libraries and perform related library
services. Work in a variety of settings, including
public libraries, schools, colleges and universities,
museums, corporations, government agencies,
law fi rms, non-profi t organizations, and health-
care providers. Tasks may include selecting,
acquiring, cataloguing, classifying, circulating,
and maintaining library materials and furnish-
ing reference, bibliographical, and readers’ advi-
sory services. May perform in-depth, strategic
research and synthesize, analyze, edit, and fi l-
ter information. May set up or work with data-
bases and information systems to catalogue and
access information. Sea rch sta nda rd reference mate-
rials, including online sources and the Internet, to
answer patrons’ reference questions. Analyze patrons’
requests to determine needed information and assist
in furnishing or locating that information. Teachlibrary patrons to search for information by using
databases. Keep records of circulation and materials.
Supervise budgeting, planning, and personnel activ-
ities. Check books in and out of the library. Explain
use of library facilities, resources, equipment, and ser-
vices and provide information about library policies.
Review and evaluate resource material, such as book
reviews and catalogs, to select and order print, audio-
visual, and electronic resources. Code, classify, and
catalog books, publications, fi lms, audiovisual aids,
and other library materials based on subject mat-
ter or standard library classifi cation systems. Locate
unusual or unique information in response to specifi c
requests. Direct and train library staff in duties such
as receiving, shelving, researching, cataloging, and
equipment use. Respond to customer complaints,
taking action as necessary. Organize collections of
books, publications, documents, audiovisual aids,
and other reference materials for convenient access.
Develop library policies and procedures. Evaluate
materials to determine outdated or unused items to
be discarded. Develop information access aids such
as indexes and annotated bibliographies, Web pages,
electronic pathfi nders, and online tutorials. Plan and
deliver client-centered programs and services such as
special services for corporate clients, storytelling for
children, newsletters, or programs for special groups.
Compile lists of books, periodicals, articles, and
audiovisual materials on particular subjects. Arrange
for interlibrary loans of materials not available in
a particular library. Assemble and arrange display
materials. Confer with teachers, parents, and com-
munity organizations to develop, plan, and conduct
programs in reading, viewing, and communication
skills. Compile lists of overdue materials and notify
borrowers that their materials are overdue.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 05. Education and
Tr a i n i n g. Work Group: 05.04. Library Services.
Other Jobs in " is Work Group: Library Assis-
tants, Clerical; Library Technicians.
Skills: Management of Financial Resources; Man-
agement of Material Resources; Learning Strategies;
Equipment Selection; Service Orientation; Systems
Evaluation; Persuasion; Monitoring.