Library aide vs shelver

The differences between library aides and shelvers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a library aide has an average salary of $28,197, which is higher than the $24,091 average annual salary of a shelver.

The top three skills for a library aide include library materials, customer service and circulation desk. The most important skills for a shelver are library materials, dewey decimal system, and dvds.

Library aide vs shelver overview

	Library Aide	Shelver
Yearly salary	$28,197	$24,091
Hourly rate	$13.56	$11.58
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	40,987	409
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Library aide vs shelver salary

Library aides and shelvers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Library Aide	Shelver
Average salary	$28,197	$24,091
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	Between $18,000 And $30,000
Highest paying City	Daly City, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Dublin City Schools	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between library aide and shelver education

There are a few differences between a library aide and a shelver in terms of educational background:

	Library Aide	Shelver
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	English
Most common college	Northwestern University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Library aide vs shelver demographics

Here are the differences between library aides' and shelvers' demographics:

	Library Aide	Shelver
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 26.6% Female, 73.4%	Male, 38.1% Female, 61.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 6.0% White, 63.8% 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 library aide and shelver duties and responsibilities

Library aide example responsibilities.

Assist library patrons at the front desk, checking in/out, use of an ILS.
Label new books, label dvds and organize inventory.
Shelve DVDs and books, clean doors and windows.
Demonstrate initiative by volunteering to undergo cross training on inter-library loan policies and procedures.
Process internal and external inter-library loan requests for fiction and non-fiction titles and digital media.
Perform elementary descriptive cataloging using automate bibliographic database.

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.

Library aide vs shelver skills

Common library aide skills

Library Materials, 18%
Customer Service, 11%
Circulation Desk, 6%
Library Patrons, 4%
Library Services, 3%
Reference Materials, 3%

Common shelver skills

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