Library assistant vs student library assistant

The differences between library assistants and student library assistants 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 $25,083 average annual salary of a student library assistant.

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

Library assistant vs student library assistant overview

	Library Assistant	Student Library Assistant
Yearly salary	$30,146	$25,083
Hourly rate	$14.49	$12.06
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	1,122	11,257
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Library assistant vs student library assistant salary

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

	Library Assistant	Student Library Assistant
Average salary	$30,146	$25,083
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $39,000	Between $18,000 And $33,000
Highest paying City	Brookline, MA	Palo Alto, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Columbia University in the City of New York	Palo Alto University
Best paying industry	Professional	Education

Differences between library assistant and student library assistant education

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

	Library Assistant	Student Library Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Library assistant vs student library assistant demographics

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

	Library Assistant	Student Library Assistant
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 29.0% Female, 71.0%	Male, 31.9% Female, 68.1%
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, 9.8% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between library assistant and student library assistant 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.

Student library assistant example responsibilities.

Process, sort and organize books and DVDs.
Copy and original cataloging of auction catalogues; maintenance of auction catalogue shelves.
Organize books, DVDs, and CDs for organizational purpose to help other employees and patrons.
Assist in the cataloging and inventory of books, to restock or reorder popular or pertinent publications.
Process internal and external inter-library loan requests for fiction and non-fiction titles and digital media.
Assess and discard non-fiction collections as assigned.

Library assistant vs student library assistant skills

Common library assistant skills

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

Common student library assistant skills

Library Materials, 20%
Circulation Desk, 12%
Front Desk, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Library Patrons, 7%
Library Resources, 4%

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