Library consultant vs circulation supervisor

The differences between library consultants and circulation supervisors 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 circulation supervisor. Additionally, a library consultant has an average salary of $44,639, which is higher than the $38,076 average annual salary of a circulation supervisor.

The top three skills for a library consultant include library services, collection development and . The most important skills for a circulation supervisor are library materials, library policies, and student assistants.

Library consultant vs circulation supervisor overview

	Library Consultant	Circulation Supervisor
Yearly salary	$44,639	$38,076
Hourly rate	$21.46	$18.31
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	6,172	957
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Library consultant vs circulation supervisor salary

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

	Library Consultant	Circulation Supervisor
Average salary	$44,639	$38,076
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $73,000	Between $23,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between library consultant and circulation supervisor education

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

	Library Consultant	Circulation Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Library Science	Business
Most common college	New York University	Stanford University

Library consultant vs circulation supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between library consultants' and circulation supervisors' demographics:

	Library Consultant	Circulation Supervisor
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 38.6% Female, 61.4%
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, 6.6% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 76.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between library consultant and circulation supervisor 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.

Circulation supervisor example responsibilities.

Introduce and manage BPA audit procedures for independent distribution verification.
Full cataloging of texts, journals, articles, and media within faculty and student library.
Restructure TMC delivery from non-targete rural delivery to a target porch delivery with a considerable long term cost savings.
Record retention.SecurityDuties include enforcing the rules and regulations of TDCJ.

Library consultant vs circulation supervisor skills

Common library consultant skills

Library Services, 64%
Collection Development, 36%

Common circulation supervisor skills

Library Materials, 12%
Library Policies, 11%
Student Assistants, 9%
Library Patrons, 9%
Circulation Services, 5%
Library Services, 5%

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