Technician's helper vs cataloging technician

The differences between technician's helpers and cataloging technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a technician's helper and a cataloging technician. Additionally, a cataloging technician has an average salary of $39,447, which is higher than the $36,448 average annual salary of a technician's helper.

The top three skills for a technician's helper include customer service, HVAC and safety regulations. The most important skills for a cataloging technician are OCLC, cataloging, and library materials.

Technician's helper vs cataloging technician overview

	Technician's Helper	Cataloging Technician
Yearly salary	$36,448	$39,447
Hourly rate	$17.52	$18.96
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	81,564	5,310
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Technician's helper vs cataloging technician salary

Technician's helpers and cataloging technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Technician's Helper	Cataloging Technician
Average salary	$36,448	$39,447
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $58,000	Between $23,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	Merced, CA	-
Highest paying state	Delaware	-
Best paying company	PNM Resources	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between technician's helper and cataloging technician education

There are a few differences between a technician's helper and a cataloging technician in terms of educational background:

	Technician's Helper	Cataloging Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	New York University

Technician's helper vs cataloging technician demographics

Here are the differences between technician's helpers' and cataloging technicians' demographics:

	Technician's Helper	Cataloging Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%	Male, 56.9% Female, 43.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 5.0% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 4.7% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between technician's helper and cataloging technician duties and responsibilities

Technician's helper example responsibilities.

Install, manage, and troubleshoot CAT3, CAT5, CAT6, and fiber optic infrastructures throughout the greater Tulsa area.
Network and telephone cabling CAT3, CAT5, CAT5E, CAT6 and custom wiring for various vendor supply equipment.
Install furnaces, condensers, water heaters, duct work, gas lines, line sets.
Skil in small brazing and soldering.
Work with various aspects of welding and brazing.
Install and maintain digital/analog broadband services, ranging from DS0 to OC-N levels to copper and optical facilities for large-scale clients.

Cataloging technician example responsibilities.

Establish on-line order records using OCLC and CATME, international library database.
Populate the ILS database using NGA modify MARC 21 and AARC 2 standards.
Perform original and copy cataloging of new and donate items.
Organize and inventory art books and reference resources by cataloging materials into an update computerized system.
Customize MARC records and prepare labels per individual public library's bibliographic specifications and tracking systems.
Participate in a number of special projects pertaining to the maintenance of digital records and URLs.

Technician's helper vs cataloging technician skills

Common technician's helper skills

Customer Service, 56%
HVAC, 8%
Safety Regulations, 6%
Facilitate Repair, 4%
Routine Maintenance, 4%
Hand Tools, 3%

Common cataloging technician skills

OCLC, 25%
Cataloging, 22%
Library Materials, 18%
Library System, 13%
Collection Development, 9%
Marc, 7%

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