Medical library assistant vs library clerk

The differences between medical library assistants and library clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a library clerk has an average salary of $30,275, which is higher than the $27,247 average annual salary of a medical library assistant.

The top three skills for a medical library assistant include medical library, interlibrary loan and literature searches. The most important skills for a library clerk are library materials, customer service, and circulation desk.

Medical library assistant vs library clerk overview

	Medical Library Assistant	Library Clerk
Yearly salary	$27,247	$30,275
Hourly rate	$13.10	$14.56
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	74,733	67,131
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Medical library assistant vs library clerk salary

Medical library assistants and library clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Library Assistant	Library Clerk
Average salary	$27,247	$30,275
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Anchorage, AK
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Mayor Ethan Berkowitz
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between medical library assistant and library clerk education

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

	Medical Library Assistant	Library Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Stanford University

Medical library assistant vs library clerk demographics

Here are the differences between medical library assistants' and library clerks' demographics:

	Medical Library Assistant	Library Clerk
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 27.6% Female, 72.4%	Male, 28.7% Female, 71.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 6.1% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 5.3% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between medical library assistant and library clerk duties and responsibilities

Medical library assistant example responsibilities.

Conduct literature searches for patron using Internet resources including pubm, Medline, NLM, InfoTrac, and Docline.
Receive, verify, and enter article and book requests using computerize systems (Docline and JerseyCat).
Help troubleshoot technology relate issues.
Assess and discard non-fiction collections as assigned.

Library clerk example responsibilities.

Issue out DVDs, CD's, and newspapers to library customers.
Check in and out library merchandise including: books, audio recordings, magazines, and DVDs.
Perform copy cataloging, subject analysis and assignment of classification numbers.
Perform regular cataloging of new acquisitions, maintaining accurate data building for microfilm, microfiche, periodicals, and academic collections.
Collate, and burned documents to CDs for time-sensitive shipment.
Shelve music books, music scores, CDs, vinyl record albums, and audiobooks.

Medical library assistant vs library clerk skills

Common medical library assistant skills

Medical Library, 26%
Interlibrary Loan, 21%
Literature Searches, 18%
Data Entry, 9%
Docline, 9%
Statistical Data, 6%

Common library clerk skills

Library Materials, 19%
Customer Service, 12%
Circulation Desk, 7%
Library Patrons, 4%
Word Processing, 3%
Office Equipment, 3%

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