Library monitor vs library assistant

The differences between library monitors and library assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a library assistant has an average salary of $30,146, which is higher than the $26,771 average annual salary of a library monitor.

The top three skills for a library monitor include library policies, incident reports and customer service. The most important skills for a library assistant are customer service, library materials, and circulation desk.

Library monitor vs library assistant overview

	Library Monitor	Library Assistant
Yearly salary	$26,771	$30,146
Hourly rate	$12.87	$14.49
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	5,588	1,122
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Library monitor vs library assistant salary

Library monitors and library assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Library Monitor	Library Assistant
Average salary	$26,771	$30,146
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $37,000	Between $22,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Brookline, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between library monitor and library assistant education

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

	Library Monitor	Library Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Library monitor vs library assistant demographics

Here are the differences between library monitors' and library assistants' demographics:

	Library Monitor	Library Assistant
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 53.4% Female, 46.6%	Male, 29.0% Female, 71.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 6.3% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.4% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between library monitor and library assistant duties and responsibilities

Library monitor example responsibilities.

Assist candidates in completing admission notices/monitore candidates in computer room/fingerprint candidates/Maintained cleanliness of computer room/organize examination forms
Maintain security of rehabilitation institutions.

Library assistant example responsibilities.

Organize and check in newly arrive reference materials, magazines, newspapers, and journals.
Assist with processing acquisitions, collection maintenance and development, retro- cataloging, copy cataloging.
Process and track inter-library loans and donations.
Set up user accounts and user rights in windows.
Process magazines and annual reports for the circulation department.
Re-Serve, circulate, check-in / check-out and renew books.

Library monitor vs library assistant skills

Common library monitor skills

Library Policies, 36%
Incident Reports, 18%
Customer Service, 15%
Library Materials, 15%
Computer Lab, 10%
Technical Assistance, 7%

Common library assistant skills

Customer Service, 16%
Library Materials, 15%
Circulation Desk, 7%
Library Patrons, 4%
Library Services, 4%
Library Resources, 3%