Health Sciences Librarian

Duties & Responsibilities: provides access to medical information through books, pamphlets, journals, tapes, multimedia presentations, and the Internet. Health science librarians help health providers, patients, and students sort through the vast amount of information available.

Salary: Average $58,000

Education: must graduate from high school, taking classes such as English, math, typing, and science. A four-year bachelor's degree is then required, including courses such as science and computer science. A master's degree in library science (MLS) is mandatory. Courses include scientific literature, biomedical communication, bibliographic resource use, library organization and management, and standard cataloging systems.

Reflection: Being a health science librarian is something I might look into the future. I love helping people out especially when it comes to medical stuff and I love encouraging people to self-advocate and be a help to others as well. I also would like to get this job because I like educating people and making them aware of new health innovations or anything that has to do with the medical field. There is also so much information available out there in the world so it is also good to inform people as a librarian and letting them know options available out there.  In conclusion, a health science librarian can help an individual go a long way and get educated.