Library consultant vs school librarian

The differences between library consultants and school librarians 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 school librarian. Additionally, a school librarian has an average salary of $51,202, 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 school librarian are library services, library resources, and library materials.

Library consultant vs school librarian overview

	Library Consultant	School Librarian
Yearly salary	$44,639	$51,202
Hourly rate	$21.46	$24.62
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	6,172	20,037
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Library consultant vs school librarian salary

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

	Library Consultant	School Librarian
Average salary	$44,639	$51,202
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $73,000	Between $34,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Poly Prep Country Day School
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between library consultant and school librarian education

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

	Library Consultant	School Librarian
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Library Science	Library Science
Most common college	New York University	University of Maryland - College Park

Library consultant vs school librarian demographics

Here are the differences between library consultants' and school librarians' demographics:

	Library Consultant	School Librarian
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 16.3% Female, 83.7%
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, 7.7% Asian, 4.8% White, 77.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between library consultant and school librarian 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.

School librarian example responsibilities.

Manage and supervise a full-time media assistant, technology technicians and parent and student volunteers.
Volunteer to host events at annual school carnival and other PTA and school events.
Guide them in researching through a non fiction books, encyclopedia entry, and the elibrary BigChalk database.
Institute the use of computers in the library for cataloging, online searching, reference, bibliographies, and administrative functions.
Direct and train library staff in duties, such as receiving, shelving, researching, cataloging, and equipment use.
Manage and supervise a full-time media assistant, technology technicians and parent and student volunteers.

Library consultant vs school librarian skills

Common library consultant skills

Library Services, 64%
Collection Development, 36%

Common school librarian skills

Library Services, 11%
Library Resources, 9%
Library Materials, 9%
Library Programs, 7%
Collection Development, 6%
Library Collection, 5%

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