US News and World Report had an article recently on Best Careers for 2008, in which they listed the following as the careers for the year (http://www.usnews.com/features/business/best-careers/best-careers-2008.html):
Audiologist
Biomedical equipment technician
Clergy
Curriculum/training specialist
Dentist
Editor
Engineer
Firefighter
Fundraiser
Genetic counselor
Ghostwriter
Government manager
Hairstylist/cosmetologist
Higher education administrator
Investment banker
Landscape architect
***Librarian***
Locksmith/Security system technician
Management consultant
Mediator
Occupational therapist
Optometrist
Pharmacist
Physician assistant
Politician/Elected official
Professor
Registered nurse
School psychologist
Systems analyst
Urban planner
Usability/User experience specialist
Okay, so I changed the librarian listing just a little. I'm amazed that I have chosen a career that's made it onto a list of favorable careers. Who would have predicted that, knowing my penchant for esoteric academic degrees? Woo hoo! I may actually be able to find a job when I graduate!
This is what else the article had to say about the career, for those who wonder what's up with librarians being cool.
Librarian: Executive Summary
By Marty Nemko
Posted December 19, 2007
Forget about that image of librarian as a mousy bookworm. Librarians these days must be high-tech information sleuths, helping researchers plumb the oceans of information available in books and digital records. It's an underrated career. Most librarians love helping patrons dig up information and, in the process, learning new things. Librarians may also go on shopping sprees, deciding which books and online resources to buy. They even get to put on performances, like children's puppet shows, and run other programs, like book discussion groups for elders. On top of it all, librarians' work hours are reasonable.
Median Pay
National: $51,400. (Data provided by PayScale.com)
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