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8 Jobs You'll Love That Pay $50,000 a Year

Jobs (and Paychecks) You Can Fall in Love With

3. If You Love Books...

Librarian
Median salary: $57,543 

What better place to spend the day than the library?

Librarian duties include maintaining the library’s books and other materials, scheduling library activities, managing library services, and helping visitors find and use materials. If you love books and enjoy helping people expand their vocabularies, minds, and worlds, this job could bring you happiness and a nice paycheck to boot.

The majority of librarians earning this amount have gained their master’s in library science, though a combination of education and experience in the field may suffice in some situations. 

 

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