Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
43-4121 Library Assistants, Clerical
Compile records, and sort, shelve, issue, and receive library materials such as books, electronic media, pictures, cards, slides and microfilm. Locate library materials for loan and replace material in shelving area, stacks, or files according to identification number and title. Register patrons to permit them to borrow books, periodicals, and other library materials. Excludes “Library Technicians” (25-4031).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 85,910 |
1.2 % |
$14.34 |
$29,820 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.15 |
$10.81 |
$13.22 |
$17.18 |
$21.62 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,030 |
$22,490 |
$27,490 |
$35,730 |
$44,970 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
54,160 |
0.98 |
$13.95 |
$29,010 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
10,750 |
0.12 |
$14.64 |
$30,450 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
9,750 |
0.32 |
$16.33 |
$33,970 |
| Other Information Services |
7,570 |
2.33 |
$13.44 |
$27,950 |
| Junior Colleges |
1,930 |
0.27 |
$14.80 |
$30,790 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Information Services |
7,570 |
2.33 |
$13.44 |
$27,950 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
54,160 |
0.98 |
$13.95 |
$29,010 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
9,750 |
0.32 |
$16.33 |
$33,970 |
| Junior Colleges |
1,930 |
0.27 |
$14.80 |
$30,790 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
10,750 |
0.12 |
$14.64 |
$30,450 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
8,610 |
0.50 |
0.85 |
$18.40 |
$38,280 |
| New York |
6,540 |
0.69 |
1.17 |
$16.74 |
$34,820 |
| Illinois |
5,320 |
0.88 |
1.51 |
$13.03 |
$27,110 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,240 |
0.89 |
1.52 |
$12.57 |
$26,140 |
| Ohio |
5,070 |
0.93 |
1.59 |
$13.41 |
$27,900 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Hampshire |
930 |
1.41 |
2.42 |
$12.92 |
$26,880 |
| Rhode Island |
610 |
1.27 |
2.17 |
$15.68 |
$32,620 |
| Kansas |
1,720 |
1.24 |
2.11 |
$11.37 |
$23,650 |
| Iowa |
1,750 |
1.13 |
1.93 |
$12.14 |
$25,250 |
| Wyoming |
290 |
1.05 |
1.80 |
$15.27 |
$31,750 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
80 |
0.11 |
0.19 |
$22.60 |
$47,000 |
| California |
8,610 |
0.50 |
0.85 |
$18.40 |
$38,280 |
| Oregon |
1,030 |
0.54 |
0.92 |
$17.92 |
$37,280 |
| Nevada |
560 |
0.40 |
0.69 |
$17.65 |
$36,720 |
| Alaska |
240 |
0.75 |
1.28 |
$17.57 |
$36,540 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
5,970 |
0.62 |
1.06 |
$17.15 |
$35,680 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,010 |
0.86 |
1.47 |
$13.30 |
$27,670 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,680 |
0.43 |
0.74 |
$18.50 |
$38,470 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,490 |
0.86 |
1.48 |
$13.63 |
$28,340 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,480 |
0.46 |
0.79 |
$15.21 |
$31,630 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,470 |
0.52 |
0.90 |
$17.18 |
$35,730 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,400 |
1.34 |
2.28 |
$15.14 |
$31,490 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
1,350 |
6.01 |
10.27 |
$12.88 |
$26,790 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,230 |
0.34 |
0.58 |
$14.20 |
$29,540 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,190 |
0.60 |
1.03 |
$16.92 |
$35,200 |
United States Department of Labor
