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Overview
Information managers are responsible for systems that store, retrieve and communicate information so people can find reliable records and knowledge in public or private workplaces.
In job descriptions, look for digital libraries, databases, knowledge bases, data preservation, information standards, access aids, document digitisation, project plans, information needs and daily information operations.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Information managers keep information usable across records, databases, digital libraries and knowledge bases. The work connects storage, retrieval, standards, access tools and communication so people can find and trust the information they need.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes database use, data preservation, document digitisation, information standards, digital library management, data mining, project-plan review, information-needs assessment and supervision of daily information operations.
Salary context
Salary context depends on system ownership, size of information collection, data sensitivity, budget responsibility, staff supervision, preservation duties and whether the role also designs organisational information goals.
Career paths
Career paths can grow from records, library or database work into information governance, digital preservation, knowledge management, information operations leadership, data-quality coordination or project management.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names the collection, systems, access users, standards, digitisation tasks, preservation software, reporting lines and budget or staff duties. That shows how operational or strategic the role is.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
Archivists
25-4011.00
O*NET occupation is more specific
The O*NET occupation covers a more specific field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETLibrarians and Media Collections Specialists
25-4022.00
O*NET occupation is more specific
The O*NET occupation covers a more specific field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETHealth Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
29-9021.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
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Occupation group
Librarians and related information professionals (2622)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3765a20d-5160-4e8f-82f1-ad7872b9db24 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2622.1 |
| ISCO group | 2622 |
| Concept type | Occupation |