Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 1,400 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 90% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Check books in and out of the library.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Teach library patrons basic computer skills, such as searching computerized databases.
AI could do much of this on its own
Review and evaluate materials, using book reviews, catalogs, faculty recommendations, and current holdings to select and order print, audio-visual, and electronic resources.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Search standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons' reference questions.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Keep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Troubleshoot problems with audio-visual equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Represent library or institution on internal and external committees.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Train faculty and media staff on the use of software and audio-visual equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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