Medical library assistant vs page

The differences between medical library assistants and pages can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a medical library assistant has an average salary of $27,247, which is higher than the $23,595 average annual salary of a page.

The top three skills for a medical library assistant include medical library, interlibrary loan and literature searches. The most important skills for a page are library patrons, library materials, and library shelves.

Medical library assistant vs page overview

	Medical Library Assistant	Page
Yearly salary	$27,247	$23,595
Hourly rate	$13.10	$11.34
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	74,733	436
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Medical library assistant vs page salary

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

	Medical Library Assistant	Page
Average salary	$27,247	$23,595
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $18,000 And $29,000
Highest paying City	-	Belmont, CA
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	RingCentral
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between medical library assistant and page education

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

	Medical Library Assistant	Page
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Nursing	English
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Stanford University

Medical library assistant vs page demographics

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

	Medical Library Assistant	Page
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 27.6% Female, 72.4%	Male, 37.6% Female, 62.4%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between medical library assistant and page 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.

Page example responsibilities.

Construct and develop program code with HTML, JavaScript and PHP which generate the final outcome website.
Sort and put away books, magazines, CDs, and movies in numerical and/or alphabetical order.
Straighten and organize books and DVDs throughout the library.
Prepare brochure for city's recreational activities, design logo.
Ensure each unit are tuned and test in a screen RF room.
Create graphics, and flash presentation for web page design and PowerPoint demonstrations.

Medical library assistant vs page skills

Common medical library assistant skills

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

Common page skills

Library Patrons, 29%
Library Materials, 15%
Library Shelves, 7%
Dewey Decimal System, 4%
Decimal System, 4%
DVDs, 4%