Document services librarian vs circulation supervisor

The differences between document services librarians and circulation supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a document services librarian and a circulation supervisor. Additionally, a document services librarian has an average salary of $57,980, which is higher than the $38,076 average annual salary of a circulation supervisor.

Document services librarian vs circulation supervisor overview

	Document Services Librarian	Circulation Supervisor
Yearly salary	$57,980	$38,076
Hourly rate	$27.88	$18.31
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	55,459	957
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Document services librarian vs circulation supervisor salary

Document services librarians and circulation supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Document Services Librarian	Circulation Supervisor
Average salary	$57,980	$38,076
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $82,000	Between $23,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between document services librarian and circulation supervisor education

There are a few differences between a document services librarian and a circulation supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Document Services Librarian	Circulation Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Document services librarian vs circulation supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between document services librarians' and circulation supervisors' demographics:

	Document Services Librarian	Circulation Supervisor
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 38.5% Female, 61.5%	Male, 38.6% Female, 61.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 4.9% White, 76.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 76.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between document services librarian and circulation supervisor duties and responsibilities

Document services librarian example responsibilities.

Support ISO audits for process documentation and software/ literature distribution, managing follow-up corrective action plans as needed.
Provide documents during FDA and internal audits.
Conduct reference research, cataloging, acquisitions.
Support multiple remote locations while generating cad library databases.
Create and maintain various databases cataloging drawings and other engineering library materials.
Provide opportunities for students to use the library for class-relate research, individual investigation, independent reading, and personal inquiry.

Circulation supervisor example responsibilities.

Introduce and manage BPA audit procedures for independent distribution verification.
Full cataloging of texts, journals, articles, and media within faculty and student library.
Restructure TMC delivery from non-targete rural delivery to a target porch delivery with a considerable long term cost savings.
Record retention.SecurityDuties include enforcing the rules and regulations of TDCJ.

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