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Career Information for Librarians in California

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Fast Facts for Librarians in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Merced, Yuba City, and Vallejo
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Visalia, Bakersfield, and Stockton
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Francisco, Oakland, and San Diego

Salaries for Librarians in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chico, San Francisco, and San Jose. (See table at bottom of page)

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California Librarian Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Citrus CollegeGlendoraAssociate11,467
De Anza CollegeCupertinoAssociate24,115
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Rio Hondo CollegeWhittierAssociate21,041
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseMasters31,906
University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional37,476

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Librarians

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Librarians

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Librarians relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Merced70$60,1401.2
Yuba City40$59,0501.1
Vallejo120$59,5900.9
San Francisco990$72,8200.9
El Centro40$52,3000.8
Napa50$53,3700.8
Santa Cruz70$63,9000.8
Santa Barbara130$67,3200.7
Chico50$75,0900.7
San Jose740$71,6700.7
Oakland820$60,1700.7
Fresno240$53,1000.7
San Luis Obispo60$62,3500.6
Modesto100$59,5100.6
Salinas90$64,7700.5
San Diego810$60,1400.5
Sacramento520$65,5200.5
Oxnard160$54,8200.5
Redding30$45,2500.5
Santa Rosa80$62,3600.4
Santa Ana690$64,9000.4
Riverside560$62,0000.4
Stockton90$68,0200.4
Bakersfield110$57,4400.4
Visalia50$41,7200.4
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