# Library Assistants, Clerical

SOC 43-4121. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $36,910 (middle half $31,820–$45,620; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $25,695; 59% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: -6.4%; ~12.3k openings a year; typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- English Language And Literature: 18% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/english)
- History: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/history)
- Psychology: 7% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Communications: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- Library Science: 3%
- Composition And Rhetoric: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/writing)
- Business Management And Administration: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Political Science And Government: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- Physical Fitness Parks Recreation And Leisure: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/kinesiology-exercise-science, https://educationguide.com/degrees/parks-recreation-and-leisure-studies)
- Hospitality Management: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/hospitality-management)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $44,800
- AL: $27,530
- AR: $31,100
- AZ: $38,110
- CA: $47,860
- CO: $36,130
- CT: $39,100
- DC: $59,390
- DE: $37,090
- FL: $37,880
- GA: $36,410
- HI: $37,110
- IA: $29,480
- ID: $33,960
- IL: $34,680
- IN: $28,900
- KS: $31,550
- KY: $33,690
- LA: $29,620
- MA: $42,520
- MD: $45,910
- ME: $37,890
- MI: $34,510
- MN: $39,970
- MO: $33,760
- MS: $28,110
- MT: $39,070
- NC: $34,550
- ND: $34,530
- NE: $28,080
- NH: $37,400
- NJ: $39,780
- NM: $35,250
- NV: $46,620
- NY: $35,990
- OH: $33,480
- OK: $29,640
- OR: $42,270
- PA: $30,690
- PR: $23,110
- RI: $36,610
- SC: $33,980
- TN: $37,410
- TX: $31,200
- UT: $32,690
- VA: $38,020
- VT: $36,430
- WA: $47,540
- WI: $39,610
- WV: $30,800
- WY: $38,040

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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