A Guide To Career Opportunities For MMLIS Graduates

Are you looking for a degree program that will open doors and provide you with a host of career opportunities? If so, have you thought about applying for an MMLIS (Master of Management in Library and Information Science)? Whether you have an interest in art or literature, or you’re keen to gain skills that will benefit high-profile businesses, law firms or tech giants, this could be the course for you.

One of the best things about the MMLIS program is the diversity of career paths that is open to graduates. There are options for students with a broad spectrum of interests from technology and politics to media and the arts. 

As the infographic below shows, there are routes for everyone. For those interested in civics and politics, suitable positions include archivists, content curators and digital preservation librarians. The demand for these jobs is increasing, and currently, over 60% of libraries are struggling to embrace digitization as a result of a lack of trained employees. 

For those with a passion for business or technology, there are multiple options, including library administrators, metadata analysts and researchers and technology coordinators. Growth in this area is substantial, and salaries are attractive. The median wage for computer and information systems managers was $139,220 in 2017. 

Perhaps the most eye-catching job title is a wine librarian, one of several specialist roles that will appeal to anyone interested in arts and culture. Other options include museum librarians. On the other side of the spectrum, for those interested in technology and science, there are opportunities to work as a law or medical librarian or to train to become a geographic information systems librarian. 

The image below highlights the abundance of opportunities. If you’re interested in the MMLIS, why not check out the infographic and find out more?