2007 Master of Library & Information Science Placement Survey
Of the 145 students who graduated from the Master of Library and Information
Science program in 2007, 48 completed the placement survey. This represents an
overall response rate of 33.1%.
Note: The majority of statistics that follow in this report (e.g.,
type of employment, location, etc.) pertain to those respondents who reported
finding employment.
Placement Rate
Of the 48 respondents, 44 reported finding employment. This represents a 92%
placement rate. 89% of employed respondents reported working in positions
related to the MLIS degree. The majority of respondents are employed in
full-time positions (70%).
Types of Placement and Job Assignment
Graduates accepted positions in many different types of organizations, the most
common being public libraries (30%) and university or college libraries (26%).
The most common primary job assignment reported was reference or information
services (30%).
Salary
Graduates holding full-time positions reported an annual salary range from
$30,000 to $76,500. The median full-time salary was $50,000.
Skill or Knowledge Most Influential in Securing Employment
Approximately one third of respondents (30%) identified their co-op experience
as the factor that was most helpful in securing employment. Subject
specialization was next at nearly 20%.
Location of Placement
All employed respondents reported being employed within Canada, with the
majority located in Ontario (72%).
Length of Job Search
Approximately 41% of employed respondents reported finding employment within
three months of completing the degree, with an additional 9% within three to six
months. Twelve students had secured positions prior to graduation. Within six
months after graduation, almost 80% of respondents were employed (not including
those who had employment before entering the program).
Total Number of Survey Respondents = 48
| |
No. |
Percent |
| Female |
41 |
93.2% |
| Male |
3 |
6.8% |
| |
44 |
100.0% |
| |
No. |
Percent |
| Full-Time |
33 |
70.2% |
| Part-Time |
10 |
21.3% |
| Not Employed |
4 |
8.5% |
| |
47 |
100.0% |
| |
No. |
Percent |
| Yes (Related) |
39 |
88.6% |
| No (Not Related) |
5 |
11.4% |
| |
44 |
100.0% |
| |
No. |
Percent |
| Permanent Professional |
20 |
46.5% |
| Temporary Professional |
14 |
32.6% |
| Permanent Non-Professional |
6 |
14.0% |
| Temporary Non-Professional |
3 |
7.0% |
| |
43 |
100.0% |
| Low Salary |
$30,000 |
| High Salary |
$76,500 |
| Median Salary |
$50,000 |
| Average Salary |
$49,992 |
Number of respondents who provided salary data for a full-time position = 33
| |
No. |
Percent |
| $30,000-$39,999 |
6 |
18.2% |
| $40,000-$49,999 |
9 |
27.3% |
| $50,000-$59,999 |
10 |
30.3% |
| $60,000-$69,999 |
7 |
21.2% |
| $70,000-$79,999 |
1 |
3.0% |
| |
33 |
100.0% |
| |
No. |
Percent |
| Government Library |
4 |
9.3% |
| Public Library |
13 |
30.2% |
| Special Library |
2 |
4.7% |
| School Library |
1 |
2.3% |
| University or College Library |
11 |
25.6% |
| *Other (please specify) |
12 |
27.9% |
| |
43 |
100.0% |
*Other: Children’s Treatment Centre (1); College Continuing Education
(1); Consultant (1); Data Analyst (1); Financial Industry (1); Law Firm Records
Management (1); Manufacturing (1); Research and Translation (1); Retail (2);
University Administration (1); University Research (1).
| |
No. |
Percent |
| Administration/Management |
6 |
13.6% |
| Archives |
1 |
2.3% |
| Circulation |
2 |
4.5% |
| Collections |
1 |
2.3% |
| Database Management |
2 |
4.5% |
| Government Documents |
1 |
2.3% |
| Indexing/Abstracting |
1 |
2.3% |
| Information Literacy Instruction |
2 |
4.5% |
| Interlibrary Loans |
2 |
4.5% |
| Reference/Information Services |
13 |
29.5% |
| Teacher-Librarian |
2 |
2.4%% |
| Youth and Children's Services |
4 |
9.1% |
| *Other (please specify) |
7 |
15.9% |
| |
44 |
100.0% |
*Other: Corporate Records Management (1); Information Management (1);
Liaison Officer (1); Research Databases and Writing, Editing Production (1);
Retail Sales (2); Writing and Editing (1).
| |
No. |
Percent |
| Yes |
22 |
51.2% |
| No |
21 |
48.8% |
| |
43 |
100.0% |
| |
No. |
Percent |
| Co-op experience |
14 |
30.4% |
| Management, marketing, communication skills |
7 |
15.2% |
| Subject specialization (cataloguing, reference, business, science,
etc.) |
9 |
9.5% |
| Technological skills |
4 |
19.6% |
| Type of library environment (academic, public, special, school, etc.) |
3 |
6.5% |
| *Other |
9 |
19.6% |
| |
45 |
100.0% |
*Other: Pre-MLIS Experience (1); Reference Instructional Strategies
(1); Information Literacy Instruction (1); Already Employed (1); Knowledge of
Social Software (1); Previous Job Experience (1); Employment not related at all
(1); Not Employed (1; None (1).
| |
No. |
Percent |
| Before Entering MLIS Program |
5 |
11.4% |
| Before Completing Degree |
12 |
27.3% |
| Less Than 3 Months After Graduation |
18 |
40.9% |
| 3 – 6 Months After Graduation |
4 |
9.1% |
| More Than 6 Months After Graduation |
5 |
11.4% |
| |
44 |
100.0% |
| |
No. |
Percent |
| Alberta |
7 |
16.3% |
| British Columbia |
3 |
7% |
| Manitoba |
1 |
2.3% |
| Ontario |
31 |
72.1% |
| Saskatchewan |
1 |
2.3% |
| |
43 |
100.0% |
| |
No. |
| Further study in LIS |
1 |
| Working in another field |
2 |
| Seeking employment in the LIS field |
4 |
| Other |
1 |
| |
8 |
Posted 09/16/2008
|
