Not wanting to name names but I'm an Information
Services Officer for a large law firm and don't earn
as much as 16K.
I did a salary survey of about 20 companies a couple
of years ago and the range of salaries was quite
interesting, the level they went down to was rather
alarming. At that time there were jobs demanding a
degree and paying under 10K.
Maria
--- "Kimber, CE (Catherine)" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote: > I think librarians were about 12th in the
Guardian
> table of esteemed
> professions - pretty good I thought.
>
> Pay varies widely across different sectors - I think
> CILIP publishes rates
> by sector. Someone in a previous message was
> complaining about 16k a year,
> but I think a lot of NHS and school librarians would
> consider that riches
> beyond compare, certainly where I used to work in
> the North East.
>
> Catherine
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Bailey
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, 20 June, 2002 9:57 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Consumed Again!
>
>
> Subtle point, but the comparison was not actual
> salaries, rather the
> relative "worthiness" of the professions in the
> public perception (which
> I can't help but agree with having worked in a
> library supporting
> student and practicing nurses).
>
> Interesting to see that the D and E rates cover the
> £15-20K bracket.
> Does anyone know off the cuff what the "average
> trained librarian"
> salary is for the UK?
>
> Richard
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