Library clerical assistant vs shelver

The differences between library clerical assistants and shelvers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a library clerical assistant has an average salary of $35,093, which is higher than the $24,091 average annual salary of a shelver.

The top three skills for a library clerical assistant include front desk, professional assistance and routine inquiries. The most important skills for a shelver are library materials, dewey decimal system, and dvds.

Library clerical assistant vs shelver overview

	Library Clerical Assistant	Shelver
Yearly salary	$35,093	$24,091
Hourly rate	$16.87	$11.58
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	2,437	409
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Library clerical assistant vs shelver salary

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

	Library Clerical Assistant	Shelver
Average salary	$35,093	$24,091
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $46,000	Between $18,000 And $30,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between library clerical assistant and shelver education

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

	Library Clerical Assistant	Shelver
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Psychology	English
Most common college	Stanford University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Library clerical assistant vs shelver demographics

Here are the differences between library clerical assistants' and shelvers' demographics:

	Library Clerical Assistant	Shelver
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 28.3% Female, 71.7%	Male, 38.1% Female, 61.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.4% 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 clerical assistant and shelver duties and responsibilities

Library clerical assistant example responsibilities.

Help troubleshoot technology relate issues.
Retrieve and copy medical information for staff and patrons for medical books and CD-ROM system.
Assess and discard non-fiction collections as assigned.

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 clerical assistant vs shelver skills

Common library clerical assistant skills

Front Desk, 16%
Professional Assistance, 12%
Routine Inquiries, 10%
Library Equipment, 9%
AV, 9%
Word Processing, 8%

Common shelver skills

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