Library consultant vs library supervisor

The differences between library consultants and library 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 library supervisor. Additionally, a library supervisor has an average salary of $53,615, which is higher than the $44,639 average annual salary of a library consultant.

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

Library consultant vs library supervisor overview

	Library Consultant	Library Supervisor
Yearly salary	$44,639	$53,615
Hourly rate	$21.46	$25.78
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	6,172	1,781
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Library consultant vs library supervisor salary

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

	Library Consultant	Library Supervisor
Average salary	$44,639	$53,615
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $73,000	Between $37,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between library consultant and library supervisor education

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

	Library Consultant	Library Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Library Science	Business
Most common college	New York University	New York University

Library consultant vs library supervisor demographics

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

	Library Consultant	Library Supervisor
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 41.6% Female, 58.4%
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, 6.3% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 4.8% White, 77.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between library consultant and library 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.

Library supervisor example responsibilities.

Provide safety and security oversight of the library, training and updating evacuation/plot plans and extinguishment methods.
Trouble shoot and replace lap tops, rent out dvds.
Learned to repair library material such as books, DVDs and CDs.
Record retention.SecurityDuties include enforcing the rules and regulations of TDCJ.

Library consultant vs library supervisor skills

Common library consultant skills

Library Services, 64%
Collection Development, 36%

Common library supervisor skills

Library Materials, 13%
Library Patrons, 10%
Library Services, 9%
Library Operations, 9%
Library Policies, 7%
Student Assistants, 6%

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