Job prospects Librarian in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "librarian" in Alberta or Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Librarians (NOC 51100) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Librarians in Alberta:

• Approximately 900 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Librarians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 73% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 27% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 68% of librarians work all year, while 32% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 16% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 84% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 9% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 21% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 63% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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