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Specialties that pay or open doors

  • Law librarian

    Law firms, courts and law schools. The best paid branch of the field.

  • Health sciences librarian

    Hospitals and medical schools. Often needs a science background.

  • Data and metadata work

    Organizing research data and digital collections. Technical and in demand.

  • Archives

    Rare books, records and historical collections, usually with extra archival training.