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3.7% Jobs Projection
$53,100 Median Salary
370 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Librarians in Ohio are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Librarians in Ohio is growing slower than average.

  • Librarians in Ohio earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Librarians Work in Ohio?

3,880 people worked as Librarians in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,600 Librarians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 280 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,690 Librarians working in it, which means Ohio has more Librarians than average.

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Job Projections for Ohio

Jobs for Librarians in this state are growing at a rate of 3.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.0%.

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Ohio Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 370 annual job openings, and 3,930 total jobs in 2026 for Librarians in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,500 annual jobs and 150,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Librarians Make in Ohio?

In 2018 wages for Librarians ranged from $32,180 to $79,490 with $53,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.47 to $38.21. The median hourly rate was $25.53.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.12 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.59.

The median salary in Ohio is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Ohio Metros for Librarians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Librarians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Columbus, OH 910 $55,580
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 780 $59,450
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 740 $53,320
Dayton, OH 340 $54,590
Akron, OH 280 $49,490
Toledo, OH 220 $59,450
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 110 $48,350
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 100 $50,620
Canton-Massillon, OH 100 $39,660
Mansfield, OH 50 $44,700
Wheeling, WV-OH 40 $29,430
Springfield, OH 40 $43,750

Top States for Librarians Employment

View the list below to see where most Librarians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 12,690 $64,620
Texas 9,430 $59,730
California 8,560 $78,620
Illinois 6,040 $55,380
Pennsylvania 4,820 $55,770
Florida 4,790 $55,060
Massachusetts 4,520 $68,310
New Jersey 4,510 $64,320
North Carolina 4,370 $53,650
Virginia 4,130 $63,310
Ohio 3,880 $53,100
Michigan 3,680 $50,430
Washington 2,970 $72,690
Maryland 2,950 $69,900
Tennessee 2,630 $53,920
Georgia 2,550 $61,260
Louisiana 2,510 $52,660
Indiana 2,390 $45,150
Alabama 2,370 $55,970
Missouri 2,280 $48,760

Below are the states where Librarians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $81,770
California $78,620
Washington $72,690
Delaware $71,810
Alaska $70,560
Hawaii $70,060
Maryland $69,900
Nevada $69,350
Massachusetts $68,310
Rhode Island $68,290

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