Elementary and secondary schools recorded the highest level of employment of librarians in the United States as of May 2022, with roughly 49,420 jobs. Meanwhile, colleges, universities, and professional schools employed approximately 19,220 librarians as of that period.
Leading industries in the employment of librarians in the United States as of May 2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 25, 2023). Leading industries in the employment of librarians in the United States as of May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374081/leading-industries-in-employment-of-librarians-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Leading industries in the employment of librarians in the United States as of May 2022." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374081/leading-industries-in-employment-of-librarians-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Leading industries in the employment of librarians in the United States as of May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374081/leading-industries-in-employment-of-librarians-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Leading Industries in The Employment of Librarians in The United States as of May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374081/leading-industries-in-employment-of-librarians-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Leading industries in the employment of librarians in the United States as of May 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374081/leading-industries-in-employment-of-librarians-us/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Leading industries in the employment of librarians in the United States as of May 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374081/leading-industries-in-employment-of-librarians-us/