• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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).

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National estimates for Library Assistants, Clerical
Industry profile for Library Assistants, Clerical
Geographic profile for Library Assistants, Clerical

National estimates for Library Assistants, Clerical:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Library Assistants, Clerical:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
77,660	1.6 %	$ 16.34	$ 33,980	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Library Assistants, Clerical:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.60	$ 12.80	$ 14.98	$ 18.73	$ 23.44
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,060	$ 26,620	$ 31,150	$ 38,960	$ 48,750

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Industry profile for Library Assistants, Clerical:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Library Assistants, Clerical:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	50,450	0.94	$ 16.17	$ 33,630
Elementary and Secondary Schools	9,950	0.12	$ 16.22	$ 33,730
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	7,530	4.28	$ 15.68	$ 32,610
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	6,750	0.22	$ 17.86	$ 37,160
Junior Colleges	1,180	0.19	$ 16.40	$ 34,110

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Library Assistants, Clerical:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	7,530	4.28	$ 15.68	$ 32,610
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	50,450	0.94	$ 16.17	$ 33,630
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	6,750	0.22	$ 17.86	$ 37,160
Junior Colleges	1,180	0.19	$ 16.40	$ 34,110
Elementary and Secondary Schools	9,950	0.12	$ 16.22	$ 33,730

Top paying industries for Library Assistants, Clerical:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Legal Services	110	0.01	$ 28.77	$ 59,830
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	450	0.02	$ 20.02	$ 41,640
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	130	(7)	$ 18.96	$ 39,430
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	60	0.04	$ 17.93	$ 37,300
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	6,750	0.22	$ 17.86	$ 37,160

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Geographic profile for Library Assistants, Clerical:

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

States with the highest employment level in Library Assistants, Clerical:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	7,070	0.40	0.76	$ 22.49	$ 46,780
New York	6,800	0.75	1.42	$ 18.49	$ 38,470
Illinois	4,530	0.77	1.47	$ 15.00	$ 31,200
Pennsylvania	4,340	0.75	1.42	$ 13.94	$ 28,980
Texas	4,230	0.33	0.62	$ 13.36	$ 27,790

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Library Assistants, Clerical:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire	920	1.40	2.66	$ 15.12	$ 31,440
Rhode Island	620	1.29	2.46	$ 16.71	$ 34,750
Wyoming	330	1.24	2.37	$ 15.19	$ 31,590
Iowa	1,770	1.17	2.22	$ 12.94	$ 26,910
Kansas	1,310	0.95	1.81	$ 13.81	$ 28,730

Top paying states for Library Assistants, Clerical:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	290	0.42	0.81	$ 23.10	$ 48,060
California	7,070	0.40	0.76	$ 22.49	$ 46,780
Nevada	540	0.38	0.72	$ 22.24	$ 46,260
Massachusetts	2,550	0.71	1.36	$ 21.45	$ 44,620
Oregon	930	0.49	0.93	$ 20.42	$ 42,470

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Library Assistants, Clerical:

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	6,340	0.69	1.31	$ 19.33	$ 40,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,280	0.74	1.42	$ 15.58	$ 32,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,320	0.38	0.72	$ 22.16	$ 46,100
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,040	0.74	1.40	$ 15.11	$ 31,430
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,990	0.74	1.40	$ 22.00	$ 45,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,340	0.44	0.84	$ 20.57	$ 42,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	1,250	0.52	1.00	$ 27.20	$ 56,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,090	0.29	0.55	$ 14.64	$ 30,450
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,080	0.58	1.10	$ 14.09	$ 29,300
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,020	0.78	1.49	$ 15.27	$ 31,760

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Library Assistants, Clerical:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Ann Arbor, MI	1,000	4.73	9.00	$ 14.45	$ 30,060
Ocean City, NJ	100	2.46	4.69	$ 20.81	$ 43,290
Jackson, MI	130	2.40	4.58	$ 15.10	$ 31,420
Bay City, MI	80	2.32	4.41	$ 15.18	$ 31,580
Bellingham, WA	190	2.20	4.20	$ 18.37	$ 38,200
Kingston, NY	110	1.97	3.76	$ 16.92	$ 35,200
State College, PA	120	1.89	3.59	$ 13.26	$ 27,580
Manhattan, KS	70	1.84	3.50	$ 13.95	$ 29,010
Ames, IA	80	1.70	3.23	$ 19.18	$ 39,890
Lawrence, KS	80	1.60	3.04	$ 16.01	$ 33,290