Serials assistant vs shelver

The differences between serials assistants and shelvers 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 $24,091 average annual salary of a shelver.

The top three skills for a serials assistant include OCLC, newspapers and library materials. The most important skills for a shelver are library materials, dewey decimal system, and dvds.

Serials assistant vs shelver overview

	Serials Assistant	Shelver
Yearly salary	$36,172	$24,091
Hourly rate	$17.39	$11.58
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	543	409
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Serials assistant vs shelver salary

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

	Serials Assistant	Shelver
Average salary	$36,172	$24,091
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $63,000	Between $18,000 And $30,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between serials assistant and shelver education

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

	Serials Assistant	Shelver
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Psychology	English
Most common college	University of Maryland - College Park	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Serials assistant vs shelver demographics

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

	Serials Assistant	Shelver
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 30.8% Female, 69.2%	Male, 38.1% Female, 61.9%
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, 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 serials assistant and shelver 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.

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.

Serials assistant vs shelver skills

Common serials assistant skills

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

Common shelver skills

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