Job Type Profiles
The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) produce a large number of graduate occupational career profiles. These profiles are very comprehensive and include details on: job description and activities; salary and conditions; entry requirements; training; career development; typical employers and vacancies; related occupations; and very usefully career profiles (case studies) of individuals employed in such positions. AGCAS provides a number of different job type profiles that are relevant to the library and information work area. To access specific job profiles, please follow the relevant link below:
Library and Information Management
- Information Officer/Manager
- Information Scientist
- Librarian (academic)
- Librarian (public)
- Library/Information Assistant
- Records Manager
- Indexer
- Abstractor
Information Technology and Management Services
- Database Administrator
- Information Systems Manager
- Geographical Information Systems Manager
- IT Consultant
- IT Trainer
- Software Engineer
- Systems Analyst
- Systems Designer
- Systems Developer
- Applications Developer
- Multimedia Programmer
- Web Designer
- Technical Support Officer (IT)
Heritage and Museum Management
- Archivist
- Curator (museum/art gallery)
- Exhibitions Officer (museum/art gallery)
- Museum Education Officer
Patent Work
- Patent Attorney
- Patent Examiner
- Trade Mark Attorney
- Regulatory Affairs Officer
Social Research Work
- Research Assistant (parliamentary)
- Research Officer (political party)
- Research Officer (trade union)
- Social Researcher
Community Work
- Advice Worker
- Consumer Rights Advice Worker
- Employment Advice Worker
- Higher Education Advice Worker
- Welfare Rights Advice Worker