Serials assistant vs library assistant

The differences between serials assistants and library assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a serials assistant has an average salary of $36,172, which is higher than the $30,146 average annual salary of a library assistant.

The top three skills for a serials assistant include OCLC, newspapers and library materials. The most important skills for a library assistant are customer service, library materials, and circulation desk.

Serials assistant vs library assistant overview

	Serials Assistant	Library Assistant
Yearly salary	$36,172	$30,146
Hourly rate	$17.39	$14.49
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	543	1,122
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Serials assistant vs library assistant salary

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

	Serials Assistant	Library Assistant
Average salary	$36,172	$30,146
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $63,000	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 serials assistant and library assistant education

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

	Serials Assistant	Library Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	University of Maryland - College Park	Northwestern University

Serials assistant vs library assistant demographics

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

	Serials Assistant	Library Assistant
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 30.8% Female, 69.2%	Male, 29.0% Female, 71.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 5.9% White, 64.6% 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 serials assistant and library assistant duties and responsibilities

Serials assistant example responsibilities.

Edit MARC records for serials.
Process newspapers, magazines, and journals using SirsiDynix.
Shelve periodicals and newspapers in the periodical area and keep the area tidy.
Spearhead creation of a share document listing recurring names and terminology to facilitate consistent taxonomy across the cataloging team.
Assess and discard non-fiction collections as assigned.

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.

Serials assistant vs library assistant skills

Common serials assistant skills

OCLC, 30%
Newspapers, 19%
Library Materials, 16%
Cataloging, 12%
Marc, 11%
Library System, 10%

Common library assistant skills

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