Student library assistant vs shelver

The differences between student library assistants and shelvers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a student library assistant has an average salary of $25,083, which is higher than the $24,091 average annual salary of a shelver.

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

Student library assistant vs shelver overview

	Student Library Assistant	Shelver
Yearly salary	$25,083	$24,091
Hourly rate	$12.06	$11.58
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	11,257	409
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Student library assistant vs shelver salary

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

	Student Library Assistant	Shelver
Average salary	$25,083	$24,091
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $33,000	Between $18,000 And $30,000
Highest paying City	Palo Alto, CA	-
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	-
Best paying company	Palo Alto University	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between student library assistant and shelver education

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

	Student Library Assistant	Shelver
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Psychology	English
Most common college	Northwestern University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Student library assistant vs shelver demographics

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

	Student Library Assistant	Shelver
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 31.9% Female, 68.1%	Male, 38.1% Female, 61.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 63.6% 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 student library assistant and shelver duties and responsibilities

Student library assistant example responsibilities.

Process, sort and organize books and DVDs.
Copy and original cataloging of auction catalogues; maintenance of auction catalogue shelves.
Organize books, DVDs, and CDs for organizational purpose to help other employees and patrons.
Assist in the cataloging and inventory of books, to restock or reorder popular or pertinent publications.
Process internal and external inter-library loan requests for fiction and non-fiction titles and digital media.
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.

Student library assistant vs shelver skills

Common student library assistant skills

Library Materials, 20%
Circulation Desk, 12%
Front Desk, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Library Patrons, 7%
Library Resources, 4%

Common shelver skills

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