Administrative library assistant vs assistant librarian

The differences between administrative library assistants and assistant librarians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assistant librarian has an average salary of $53,764, which is higher than the $39,643 average annual salary of an administrative library assistant.

The top three skills for an administrative library assistant include library materials, data entry and meeting minutes. The most important skills for an assistant librarian are library materials, reference services, and library services.

Administrative library assistant vs assistant librarian overview

	Administrative Library Assistant	Assistant Librarian
Yearly salary	$39,643	$53,764
Hourly rate	$19.06	$25.85
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	36,264	1,617
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Administrative library assistant vs assistant librarian salary

Administrative library assistants and assistant librarians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Library Assistant	Assistant Librarian
Average salary	$39,643	$53,764
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $52,000	Between $40,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Hayward, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Kent Daniels & Associates
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between administrative library assistant and assistant librarian education

There are a few differences between an administrative library assistant and an assistant librarian in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Library Assistant	Assistant Librarian
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	New York University

Administrative library assistant vs assistant librarian demographics

Here are the differences between administrative library assistants' and assistant librarians' demographics:

	Administrative Library Assistant	Assistant Librarian
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 23.9% Female, 76.1%	Male, 31.5% Female, 68.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 6.3% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 6.3% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between administrative library assistant and assistant librarian duties and responsibilities

Administrative library assistant example responsibilities.

Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Perform clerical activities, such as answering phones, check-in and check-out reading material, update library database.
Assist classes in using computers for class projects such as PowerPoint presentations-using word for reports etc.
Prepare PowerPoint presentations as part of government contract proposals.
Perform elementary descriptive cataloging using automate bibliographic database.
Use OCLC to locate sources, verify holdings and order books and articles for the university patrons.

Assistant librarian example responsibilities.

Manage yearly budget for DVDs.
Cataloge new book, reclassify, original updates using OCLC.
Help patrons with computers, word processing, and PowerPoint.
Provide customer service through assisting the patrons with their research topics and general questions through OCLC library information system.
Create PowerPoint presentations for orientation.
Provide opportunities for students to use the library for class-relate research, individual investigation, independent reading, and personal inquiry.

Administrative library assistant vs assistant librarian skills

Common administrative library assistant skills

Library Materials, 11%
Data Entry, 10%
Meeting Minutes, 7%
Circulation Desk, 5%
Library Services, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 5%

Common assistant librarian skills

Library Materials, 11%
Reference Services, 6%
Library Services, 6%
Circulation Desk, 5%
Collection Development, 5%
Library Resources, 5%

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