Overview
Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of libraries, archives, museums, art galleries or departments within such institutions. They are employed in libraries, archives, museums and non-retail art galleries.
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a library or library system, archive or archive system, museum or art gallery or a technical department within such an institution
Develop and administer policies and programs
Prepare and administer budgets
Develop, promote and implement public relations and promotional programs
Prepare funding and grant applications and proposals
Prepare operational and financial reports, analyses and recommendations
Recruit and provide training for professional, technical and clerical staff
May perform the duties of a librarian, archivist or curator in smaller institutions.
Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers may specialize in a specific type of collection.
Employment prospects
Annual salary
$50,909
$80,916
$150,575
Usual Hours Worked Weekly: 35.57
Job openings
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171expected job openings (5-year forecast)
Education and training
Employment requirements
Library managers
A graduate degree in library and information science and Several years of experience as a librarian, including supervisory experience are required.
Additional information
There is mobility between library and archive managers and between museum and art gallery managers.
Certification requirements
Work Experience
Work experience required
Post-secondary programs in B.C.
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