Library consultant vs cataloger

The differences between library consultants and catalogers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a library consultant and a cataloger. Additionally, a library consultant has an average salary of $44,639, which is higher than the $34,943 average annual salary of a cataloger.

The top three skills for a library consultant include library services, collection development and . The most important skills for a cataloger are library catalog, RDA, and cataloging.

Library consultant vs cataloger overview

	Library Consultant	Cataloger
Yearly salary	$44,639	$34,943
Hourly rate	$21.46	$16.80
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	6,172	93
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Library consultant vs cataloger salary

Library consultants and catalogers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Library Consultant	Cataloger
Average salary	$44,639	$34,943
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $73,000	Between $23,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	New Haven, CT
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Harvard University
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between library consultant and cataloger education

There are a few differences between a library consultant and a cataloger in terms of educational background:

	Library Consultant	Cataloger
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Library Science	History
Most common college	New York University	University of Maryland - College Park

Library consultant vs cataloger demographics

Here are the differences between library consultants' and catalogers' demographics:

	Library Consultant	Cataloger
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 37.9% Female, 62.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 4.8% White, 77.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 4.9% White, 77.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between library consultant and cataloger duties and responsibilities

Library consultant example responsibilities.

Manage various project phases on several B2B website builds for clients in the healthcare, e-commerce and manufacturing industries.
Provide cataloging services, including indexing, assigning metadata, classification and subject heading application using the standard thesaurus of terms.
Record retention.SecurityDuties include enforcing the rules and regulations of TDCJ.

Cataloger example responsibilities.

Manage category of materials: including books, CDs, films and other documents.
Assign subject headings using LCSH.
Cataloge books and serials for all the school district libraries.
Master the use of cataloguing resources such as WorldCat and HomeBase.
Assist librarians in other EPA libraries with the conversion of their serials list.
Assign LCSH and LCC, as well as a local classification system for legal treatises.

Library consultant vs cataloger skills

Common library consultant skills

Library Services, 64%
Collection Development, 36%

Common cataloger skills

Library Catalog, 13%
RDA, 11%
Cataloging, 11%
OCLC, 8%
Online Database, 8%
Lcsh, 6%

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