Library assistant vs page

The differences between library assistants and pages can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a library assistant has an average salary of $30,146, which is higher than the $23,595 average annual salary of a page.

The top three skills for a library assistant include customer service, library materials and circulation desk. The most important skills for a page are library patrons, library materials, and library shelves.

Library assistant vs page overview

	Library Assistant	Page
Yearly salary	$30,146	$23,595
Hourly rate	$14.49	$11.34
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	1,122	436
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Library assistant vs page salary

Library assistants and pages have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Library Assistant	Page
Average salary	$30,146	$23,595
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $39,000	Between $18,000 And $29,000
Highest paying City	Brookline, MA	Belmont, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	New Hampshire
Best paying company	Columbia University in the City of New York	RingCentral
Best paying industry	Professional	Media

Differences between library assistant and page education

There are a few differences between a library assistant and a page in terms of educational background:

	Library Assistant	Page
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	English
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Library assistant vs page demographics

Here are the differences between library assistants' and pages' demographics:

	Library Assistant	Page
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 29.0% Female, 71.0%	Male, 37.6% Female, 62.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.4% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between library assistant and page duties and responsibilities

Library assistant example responsibilities.

Organize and check in newly arrive reference materials, magazines, newspapers, and journals.
Assist with processing acquisitions, collection maintenance and development, retro- cataloging, copy cataloging.
Process and track inter-library loans and donations.
Set up user accounts and user rights in windows.
Process magazines and annual reports for the circulation department.
Re-Serve, circulate, check-in / check-out and renew books.

Page example responsibilities.

Construct and develop program code with HTML, JavaScript and PHP which generate the final outcome website.
Sort and put away books, magazines, CDs, and movies in numerical and/or alphabetical order.
Straighten and organize books and DVDs throughout the library.
Prepare brochure for city's recreational activities, design logo.
Ensure each unit are tuned and test in a screen RF room.
Create graphics, and flash presentation for web page design and PowerPoint demonstrations.

Library assistant vs page skills

Common library assistant skills

Customer Service, 16%
Library Materials, 15%
Circulation Desk, 7%
Library Patrons, 4%
Library Services, 4%
Library Resources, 3%

Common page skills

Library Patrons, 29%
Library Materials, 15%
Library Shelves, 7%
Dewey Decimal System, 4%
Decimal System, 4%
DVDs, 4%