Library technical assistant vs shelver

The differences between library technical assistants and shelvers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a library technical assistant has an average salary of $33,427, which is higher than the $24,091 average annual salary of a shelver.

The top three skills for a library technical assistant include library materials, circulation desk and library services. The most important skills for a shelver are library materials, dewey decimal system, and dvds.

Library technical assistant vs shelver overview

	Library Technical Assistant	Shelver
Yearly salary	$33,427	$24,091
Hourly rate	$16.07	$11.58
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	68,948	409
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Library technical assistant vs shelver salary

Library technical assistants and shelvers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Library Technical Assistant	Shelver
Average salary	$33,427	$24,091
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $18,000 And $30,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Saint Anselm College	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between library technical assistant and shelver education

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

	Library Technical Assistant	Shelver
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	English
Most common college	New York University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Library technical assistant vs shelver demographics

Here are the differences between library technical assistants' and shelvers' demographics:

	Library Technical Assistant	Shelver
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 35.0% Female, 65.0%	Male, 38.1% Female, 61.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 6.2% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 5.0% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between library technical assistant and shelver duties and responsibilities

Library technical assistant example responsibilities.

Manage paperwork associate with HVAC procedures.
Check in and out books, journals, DVDS, etc.
Operate, maintain and troubleshoot computer equipment as required.
Search OCLC [library record database] as well as Internet for hard to find records.
Upgrade to full level, OCLC and RLIN bibliographic records for monographs that lack usable subject and/or classification numbers.
Perform elementary descriptive cataloging using automate bibliographic database.

Shelver example responsibilities.

Assist patrons in their searches and shelve books, DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks.
Shelve all library material (books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, audio-books, etc . )
Shelve fiction, large print and new books.
Improve the layout plan of the adult fiction section.
Process internal and external inter-library loan requests for fiction and non-fiction titles and digital media.
Process internal and external inter-library loan requests for fiction and non-fiction titles and digital media.

Library technical assistant vs shelver skills

Common library technical assistant skills

Library Materials, 15%
Circulation Desk, 7%
Library Services, 7%
Library Equipment, 4%
Check-In, 4%
Cataloging, 3%

Common shelver skills

Library Materials, 29%
Dewey Decimal System, 8%
DVDs, 7%
Book Displays, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Shelve Books, 5%