How To Become A Bookstore Assistant: What It Is and Career Path

What is a bookstore assistant and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a bookstore assistant. For example, did you know that they make an average of $18.2 an hour? That's $37,861 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow -8% and produce -286,900 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreBookstore AssistantUS Average

Salary

3.0

Avg. Salary $37,861

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

6.0

Growth rate -8%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.0

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73%

Asian 3.81%

Black or African American 9.14%

Hispanic or Latino 16.01%

Unknown 3.87%

White 66.45%

Gender

female 67.89%

male 32.11%

Age - 52

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 52

Stress level

6.0

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level

4.4

Complexity level is basic

7 - challenging

Work life balance

7.6

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a bookstore assistant

Explore bookstore assistant education requirements

Most common bookstore assistant degrees

Bachelor's

47.6 %

Associate

29.9 %

High School Diploma

13.0 %

Start to develop specific bookstore assistant skills

Skills	Percentages
Customer Service	24.99%
POS	16.60%
Sales Floor	11.42%
Purchase Orders	9.45%
Inventory Control	6.42%

Complete relevant bookstore assistant training and internships

Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New bookstore assistants learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a bookstore assistant based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real bookstore assistant resumes.

Research bookstore assistant duties and responsibilities

Monitor calls, manage calendars, travel, meeting arrangements, video conference and teleconferencing.
Make sales and other transactions on QuickBooks POS.
Assist with bookstore production, have contact with publishing companies, reconcile charges with POS system.
Handle VIP arrangements, coordinate all interdepartmental meetings and correspondence, compile and produce reports for internal and external management.

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