Assistant librarian vs shelver

The differences between assistant librarians and shelvers 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 $24,091 average annual salary of a shelver.

The top three skills for an assistant librarian include library materials, reference services and library services. The most important skills for a shelver are library materials, dewey decimal system, and dvds.

Assistant librarian vs shelver overview

	Assistant Librarian	Shelver
Yearly salary	$53,764	$24,091
Hourly rate	$25.85	$11.58
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	1,617	409
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Assistant librarian vs shelver salary

Assistant librarians and shelvers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Librarian	Shelver
Average salary	$53,764	$24,091
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $71,000	Between $18,000 And $30,000
Highest paying City	Hayward, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Kent Daniels & Associates	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between assistant librarian and shelver education

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

	Assistant Librarian	Shelver
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	English
Most common college	New York University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Assistant librarian vs shelver demographics

Here are the differences between assistant librarians' and shelvers' demographics:

	Assistant Librarian	Shelver
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 31.5% Female, 68.5%	Male, 38.1% Female, 61.9%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 5.0% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between assistant librarian and shelver duties and responsibilities

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.

Shelver example responsibilities.

Assist patrons in their searches and shelve books, DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks.
Shelve all library material (books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, audio-books, etc . )
Shelve fiction, large print and new books.
Improve the layout plan of the adult fiction section.
Process internal and external inter-library loan requests for fiction and non-fiction titles and digital media.
Process internal and external inter-library loan requests for fiction and non-fiction titles and digital media.

Assistant librarian vs shelver skills

Common assistant librarian skills

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

Common shelver skills

Library Materials, 29%
Dewey Decimal System, 8%
DVDs, 7%
Book Displays, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Shelve Books, 5%