Tables for Placements and Salaries 2005

-- Library Journal, 10/15/2006

TABLE 1 Status of 2005 Graduates in Library Professions
TABLE 2 Placements & Full-Time Salaries of 2005 U.S. Graduates/Summary by Region
TABLE 3 2005 Total Graduates & Placements by School
TABLE 4 Placements by Type of Organization
TABLE 5 Average Salary Index Starting Library Positions, 1990-2005
TABLE 6 Salaries of Reporting Professionals by Area of Job Assignment
TABLE 7 Comparison of Salaries by Type of Organization
TABLE 8 Placements and Full-Time Salaries of Reporting 2005 Graduates

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TABLE 1 STATUS OF 2005 GRADUATES IN LIBRARY PROFESSIONS*

	Number of Schools Reporting	Number of Graduates Responding	Permanent Professional	Temporary Professional	Non-professional	Total	Graduates in Nonlibrary Positions	Unemployed or Status Unreported
Northeast	11	595	390	49	52	491	42	62
Southeast	8	209	159	10	13	182	15	12
Midwest	11	677	475	41	49	565	39	73
Southwest	3	81	56	3	5	64	13	3
West	4	164	104	20	11	135	17	12
Canada	1	9	8		1	9		0
TOTAL	38	1736	1192	123	131	1446	126	162
*Table based on survey responses from schools and individual graduates. Figures will not necessarily be fully consistent with some of the other data reported that came from individual graduates. Tables do not always add up, individually or collectively, since both schools and individuals omitted data in some cases.

TABLE 2 PLACEMENTS & FULL-TIME SALARIES OF 2005 U.S. GRADUATES/SUMMARY BY REGION*

Region	Number of Placements	SALARIES			LOW SALARY		HIGH SALARY		AVERAGE SALARY			MEDIAN SALARY
		Women	Men	Total	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	All	Women	Men	All
Northeast	371	284	61	349	$13,000	$20,000	$85,000	$80,000	$39,238	$40,120	$39,419	$38,350	$38,000	$38,300
Southeast	245	175	49	245	18,000	24,000	80,000	100,000	38,660	42,099	39,412	37,000	39,500	37,755
Midwest	385	266	93	348	12,000	21,800	135,000	85,000	38,289	40,626	38,840	36,650	39,000	37,000
Southwest	70	55	12	67	14,400	30,500	77,500	42,000	35,740	37,052	35,958	35,550	37,800	35,775
West	142	101	28	129	22,000	32,000	90,000	85,000	47,712	53,770	48,990	45,000	51,500	45,000
Canada/Intl.**	20	7	3	10	25,702	30,000	52,300	48,691	40,500	41,230	40,719	40,575	45,000	41,026
COMBINED	1213	888	246	1148	12,000	20,000	135,000	100,000	39,587	42,143	40,118	38,000	39,750	38,000
This table represents only salaries reported as full time. Some data were reported as aggregate without breakdown by gender or region. Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of placements. *All international salaries converted to American dollars based on conversion rates for August 28, 2006.

TABLE 3 2005 TOTAL GRADUATES & PLACEMENTS BY SCHOOL**

	GRADUATES			EMPLOYED			UNEMPLOYED			STUDENTS
Schools	Women	Men	Total	Women	Men	Total	Women	Men	Total	Women	Men	Total
Alabama	52	20	72	12	1	13	1
Alberta	25	4	29	8	1	9
Buffalo	104	33	137	44	9	54	1	1	2
Cal State–Long Beach	6		6	6		6
Catholic	66	13	79	27	10	37	2	1	3	1		1
Clarion	87	17	104	27	7	35	2
Dominican*	80	14	94	77	12		2	2		1		1
Drexel	77	18	95	14	5	19
Emporia	85	25	110	27	7	34					1	1
Hawaii	43	5	48	18	1	19
Illinois	141	61	202	40	8	48	2		3	1		1
Indiana	194	67	261	54	24	78	4		5
Iowa*	4	5	9	3	4	7	1	1	2
Kent State	180	56	236	58	20	78	5	2	7
Kentucky	70	23	93	19	6	25		1	1
Long Island	144	32	176	52	5	57	2		2
Louisiana State	52	11	63	16	4	20
Michigan*			131	53	34	87				3	2	5
Missouri-Columbia	71	16	87	10	4	14	1		1
N.C. Central	78	24	102	25	4	29	1		1
N.C. Greensboro	77	21	98	14	1	15	1		1	1		1
North Texas	196	49	245	4	3	7
Oklahoma	48	12	60	19	2	21		1	1
Pittsburgh	148	51	199	52	8	60	1		1		1	1
Queens College	112	57	169	32	7	39	1	1	2
Rhode Island	66	10	76	22	2	24	1		1
Rutgers	130	24	154	16	3	19					1	1
San Jose	258	58	316	84	13	97	4		4	3		3
Simmons	245	55	300	150	29	182	33	6	39	2		2
South Florida	137	32	169	18	7	25				1		1
St. John’s	29	7	36	14	5	19		1	1	1		1
Syracuse	57	16	73	24	3	28	1		1	1		1
Tennessee	53	15	68	20	9	29	2		2
Texas (Austin)	98	17	115	40	10	50	1		1	1		1
Washington	88	38	126	20	13	33	1		1
Wayne State*	87	15	102	78	12	90	8	2	10	1	1	2
Wisconsin (Madison)	58	12	70	50	9	59	3	1	4	5	1	6
Wisconsin (Milwaukee)	77	19	96	23	8	31		1	2	1		1
Total	3523	952	4606	1270	310	1497	82	21	98	23	7	30
Tables do not always add up, individually or collectively, since both schools and individuals omitted data in some cases.For schools that did not fill out the institutional survey, data were taken from graduate surveys, thus there is not full representation of their graduating classes. Michigan provided only a total number of graduates. This table represents placements of any kind. Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of placements.*Unknown status: 2,148 women, 614 men, for a total of 2,762

TABLE 4 PLACEMENTS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

SCHOOLS	PUBLIC		ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY		COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY		SPECIAL		GOVERNMENT		LIBRARY & CO-SCHOOL OP/NETWORKS		VENDOR		OTHER		TOTAL
	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Total
Alabama	3	1	5		1		1						1				11	1	12
Alberta	2				4	1			1						1		8	1	9
Buffalo*	14		13	2	8	3	3	2		1			1		5	1	44	9	54
Cal State–Long Beach			6														6		6
Catholic	1	3	2	1	4	1	7	1	4	2			1		10	3	29	11	40
Clarion*	13	4	5		3	2	1		1		1				3	1	27	7	34
Dominican	32	1	19	2	10	3	7	3					1		10	3	79	12	91
Drexel	5	2	2	1	2	1	1							1	4		14	5	19
Emporia State	9	1	4	1	10	4	1	1							3	1	27	8	35
Hawaii	3		7	1	5				1						2		18	1	19
Illinois	14	1	4	2	16	3	1		1				1		3	2	40	8	48
Indiana	23	5	9	1	7	11	1		5	1	1				9	4	55	22	77
Iowa		2		1	3	1											3	4	7
Kent State	28	8	2	3	12	5	6		1				1		9	5	59	21	80
Kentucky	11	4			2	1	2	1	1					1	3		19	7	26
Long Island	24	4	14	1	5		4			1			1		2		50	6	56
Louisiana State	2		5	1	5	2			2				1		2		17	3	20
Michigan	4		4	1	16	4	3		5	2			3	1	18	23	53	31	84
Missouri–Columbia	3	2	1		5	2			1								10	4	14
N.C. Central	4	1	17	1	2	2			1						1		25	4	29
N.C. Greensboro	3		4	1	4		2										13	1	14
North Texas			2			1	2									2	4	3	7
Oklahoma	3	2	5		6		1								4		19	2	21
Pittsburgh	13		7	3	19	2	2	1	1	1			3		6	1	51	8	59
Queens College	15	2	7	1	2	1	4	1		1					4	2	32	8	40
Rhode Island	9	1	9		2	1			1						1		22	2	24
Rutgers	3		4	1	4	1	1								4	1	16	3	19
San Jose	32	3	8	1	15	2	11	1			2				15	6	83	13	96
Simmons*	31	4	28	1	46	11	23	5	2	1			1		15	5	146	27	175
South Florida	8	3	2	1	3	2	1		1						4	1	19	7	26
St. John’s	5	3	2		3		1								4	1	15	4	19
Syracuse*	4		10	2	7										2		23	2	27
Tennessee	5		2	1	6	3	1		1	2			1		4	2	20	8	28
Texas (Austin)	8	2	5		12	4	2	1	1						12	3	40	10	50
Washington	6	4	1		7	2	3	3							4	4	21	13	34
Wayne State	28	4	18	1	12	6	6			1			1		9		74	12	86
Wisconsin (Madison)	13	1	8		16	7	2	1	3	1					3		45	10	55
Wisconsin (Milwaukee)	16	5	2		2	2			1						2	1	23	8	31
TOTAL	397	73	243	32	286	91	100	21	35	14	4	0	17	3	178	72	1260	306	1571
*This table represents only placements reported by type. Some individuals omitted data, rendering some information unusable. Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of placements.