Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

25-4031 Library Technicians

Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books or other media; remove or repair damaged books or other media; register patrons; and check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files. Includes bookmobile drivers who assist with providing services in mobile libraries.

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National estimates for Library Technicians
Industry profile for Library Technicians
Geographic profile for Library Technicians

National estimates for Library Technicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Library Technicians:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
73,000	1.6 %	$ 18.79	$ 39,070	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Library Technicians:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.24	$ 14.10	$ 17.78	$ 22.67	$ 28.49
Annual Wage (2)	$ 23,370	$ 29,330	$ 36,970	$ 47,160	$ 59,250

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Industry profile for Library Technicians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Library Technicians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Library Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Library Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	39,640	0.74	$ 17.93	$ 37,290
Elementary and Secondary Schools	12,770	0.16	$ 18.83	$ 39,170
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	10,940	0.37	$ 20.76	$ 43,180
Other Information Services	4,650	1.28	$ 18.54	$ 38,560
Junior Colleges	2,390	0.39	$ 19.79	$ 41,150

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Library Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Information Services	4,650	1.28	$ 18.54	$ 38,560
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	39,640	0.74	$ 17.93	$ 37,290
Junior Colleges	2,390	0.39	$ 19.79	$ 41,150
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	10,940	0.37	$ 20.76	$ 43,180
Elementary and Secondary Schools	12,770	0.16	$ 18.83	$ 39,170

Top paying industries for Library Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Legal Services	100	0.01	$ 29.38	$ 61,110
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	500	0.02	$ 26.70	$ 55,540
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	(8)	(8)	$ 23.70	$ 49,290
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,070	0.05	$ 22.89	$ 47,620
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	110	(7)	$ 22.62	$ 47,060

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Geographic profile for Library Technicians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Library Technicians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Library Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Library Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	8,450	0.51	0.99	$ 22.94	$ 47,720
New York	4,350	0.50	0.97	$ 21.56	$ 44,850
Illinois	4,260	0.76	1.46	$ 18.07	$ 37,590
Texas	4,100	0.34	0.65	$ 16.24	$ 33,770
Florida	3,660	0.43	0.82	$ 18.37	$ 38,210

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Library Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota	460	1.10	2.13	$ 14.12	$ 29,370
Wisconsin	2,990	1.08	2.09	$ 15.30	$ 31,820
Louisiana	1,930	1.08	2.08	$ 18.05	$ 37,550
Wyoming	280	1.07	2.06	$ 15.53	$ 32,300
Colorado	2,700	1.03	1.99	$ 18.44	$ 38,360

Top paying states for Library Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	240	0.44	0.85	$ 27.19	$ 56,550
District of Columbia	510	0.77	1.49	$ 26.81	$ 55,770
Washington	1,330	0.42	0.80	$ 25.90	$ 53,870
Rhode Island	100	0.22	0.43	$ 25.46	$ 52,950
Connecticut	650	0.41	0.79	$ 24.42	$ 50,790

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Library Technicians:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	4,540	0.52	1.01	$ 22.45	$ 46,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,050	0.72	1.39	$ 18.68	$ 38,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,480	0.43	0.84	$ 21.72	$ 45,170
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,600	0.55	1.05	$ 24.43	$ 50,820
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,310	0.54	1.03	$ 18.12	$ 37,680
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	1,270	0.92	1.77	$ 20.71	$ 43,070
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,120	0.43	0.83	$ 23.24	$ 48,350
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,090	0.85	1.64	$ 18.06	$ 37,570
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	1,050	0.71	1.38	$ 19.91	$ 41,410
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	990	0.65	1.25	$ 22.65	$ 47,110

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Library Technicians:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Gainesville, FL	380	2.88	5.56	$ 17.93	$ 37,300
Baton Rouge, LA	730	1.98	3.82	$ 19.52	$ 40,600
Fairbanks, AK	70	1.93	3.73	$ 25.47	$ 52,990
Lawrence, KS	80	1.74	3.35	$ 19.23	$ 40,000
Corvallis, OR	60	1.72	3.31	$ 24.09	$ 50,110
Grand Junction, CO	100	1.68	3.24	$ 17.26	$ 35,910
Bowling Green, KY	120	1.66	3.20	$ 13.57	$ 28,220
Greeley, CO	160	1.55	2.98	$ 18.01	$ 37,470
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	300	1.50	2.90	$ 18.86	$ 39,220
Dover-Durham, NH-ME	70	1.49	2.87	$ 18.91	$ 39,340