Business & Finance
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.
Median salary
$36,010
Typical range
$25k – $53k
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Library Assistants, Clerical
Entry / Junior
$25,090
~2 yrs to advance
Library Assistants, Clerical
Established
$36,010
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Library Assistants, Clerical
Senior
$44,400
Key skills
A typical day
- •Sort books, publications, and other items according to established procedure and return them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas.
- •Open and close library during specified hours and secure library equipment, such as computers and audio-visual equipment.
- •Locate library materials for patrons, including books, periodicals, tape cassettes, Braille volumes, and pictures.
- •Enter and update patrons' records on computers.
- •Answer routine inquiries and refer patrons in need of professional assistance to librarians.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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