Administrative library assistant vs library clerk

The differences between administrative library assistants and library clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an administrative library assistant has an average salary of $39,643, which is higher than the $30,275 average annual salary of a library clerk.

The top three skills for an administrative library assistant include library materials, data entry and meeting minutes. The most important skills for a library clerk are library materials, customer service, and circulation desk.

Administrative library assistant vs library clerk overview

	Administrative Library Assistant	Library Clerk
Yearly salary	$39,643	$30,275
Hourly rate	$19.06	$14.56
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	36,264	67,131
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Administrative library assistant vs library clerk salary

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

	Administrative Library Assistant	Library Clerk
Average salary	$39,643	$30,275
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $52,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Anchorage, AK
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Mayor Ethan Berkowitz
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between administrative library assistant and library clerk education

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

	Administrative Library Assistant	Library Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Administrative library assistant vs library clerk demographics

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

	Administrative Library Assistant	Library Clerk
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 23.9% Female, 76.1%	Male, 28.7% Female, 71.3%
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, 9.8% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 5.3% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between administrative library assistant and library clerk 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.

Library clerk example responsibilities.

Issue out DVDs, CD's, and newspapers to library customers.
Check in and out library merchandise including: books, audio recordings, magazines, and DVDs.
Perform copy cataloging, subject analysis and assignment of classification numbers.
Perform regular cataloging of new acquisitions, maintaining accurate data building for microfilm, microfiche, periodicals, and academic collections.
Collate, and burned documents to CDs for time-sensitive shipment.
Shelve music books, music scores, CDs, vinyl record albums, and audiobooks.

Administrative library assistant vs library clerk 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 library clerk skills

Library Materials, 19%
Customer Service, 12%
Circulation Desk, 7%
Library Patrons, 4%
Word Processing, 3%
Office Equipment, 3%

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