Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Occupation · SOC 2018 25-4022 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 25-4022
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.02%
- Applications on record
- 1,839
- FY2025
- 73
- Median offered wage
- $67,500
- Certified (last three years)
- 97.7%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Librarians and Media Collections Specialists (SOC 25-4022). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Data table
| FY2008 | 38 |
| FY2009 | 62 |
| FY2010 | 204 |
| FY2011 | 182 |
| FY2012 | 124 |
| FY2013 | 130 |
| FY2014 | 120 |
| FY2015 | 121 |
| FY2016 | 120 |
| FY2017 | 115 |
| FY2018 | 91 |
| FY2019 | 91 |
| FY2020 | 65 |
| FY2021 | 49 |
| FY2022 | 65 |
| FY2023 | 64 |
| FY2024 | 67 |
| FY2025 | 73 |
| FY2026* | 58 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 2 | 46 | 10 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 69 | 4 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 62 | 5 |
| FY2023 | 1 | 58 | 5 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 60 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 58 | 7 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 70 | 21 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 75 | 16 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 97 | 18 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 87 | 33 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 103 | 18 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 106 | 14 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 114 | 16 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 103 | 21 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 142 | 40 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 145 | 59 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 42 | 20 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- University of Michigan33
- US Virgin Islands Department of Education28
- Indiana University25
- The University of Southern California21
- New York University21
- Prince George's County Public Schools19
- Texas Tech University17
- University of Maryland College Park16
- University of Rochester16
- The University of Texas at Austin16
- North Carolina State University16
- Michigan State University14
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 243 |
| NY | 221 |
| TX | 108 |
| FL | 104 |
| IL | 80 |
| OH | 69 |
| MA | 67 |
| MI | 66 |
| MD | 64 |
| VI | 61 |
| PA | 58 |
| NC | 52 |
| VA | 50 |
| IN | 48 |
| NJ | 44 |
| GA | 41 |
| CT | 40 |
| MO | 33 |
| IA | 27 |
| NM | 25 |
| DC | 25 |
| AZ | 21 |
| CO | 19 |
| AL | 17 |
| WA | 16 |
| KS | 16 |
| KY | 15 |
| WI | 14 |
| MN | 14 |
| LA | 14 |
| TN | 11 |
| MS | 11 |
| PR | 11 |
| VT | 11 |
| SC | 10 |
| OR | 10 |
| OK | 10 |
| MP | 10 |
| HI | 10 |
| ID | 10 |
| ND | 9 |
| RI | 8 |
| SD | 8 |
| NV | 7 |
| NH | 6 |
| WY | 4 |
| NE | 4 |
| UT | 4 |
| AR | 3 |
| MT | 3 |
| ME | 2 |
| GU | 2 |
| WV | 1 |
| AK | 1 |
| DE | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ177
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA118
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV74
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN60
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH56
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL51
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA39
- Columbus, OH35
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD33
- Ann Arbor, MI33
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $67,500; middle half $59,000 to $81,504 · median prevailing wage $57,491 (marker) · 173 applications.
- Level I73
- Level II46
- Level III19
- Level IV8
- Librarian163
- Assistant Librarian57
- School Librarian29
- Associate Librarian27
- Librarian I25
- Library Media Specialist22
- Senior Assistant Librarian20
- Systems Librarian18
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