This statistic shows the number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015. There were 78,570 paid librarians and 47,440 other paid staff, including part-time staff, employed in public school libraries as of April 2015.
Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015
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American Library Association. (April 25, 2015). Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association. "Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015." Chart. April 25, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association. (2015). Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association. "Number of Paid Library Staff in The United States as of April 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association, Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015 [Graph], American Library Association, April 25, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/