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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Legal Services 150 0.01 $19.92 $41,430
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 150 (7) $17.94 $37,320
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 500 0.02 $17.52 $36,440
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 9,750 0.32 $16.33 $33,970
Employment Services 110 (7) $15.94 $33,160


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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ann Arbor, MI 1,350 6.01 10.27 $12.88 $26,790
St. Cloud, MN 270 2.58 4.41 $16.50 $34,320
Ocean City, NJ 100 2.54 4.34 $16.15 $33,590
Lawrence, KS 120 2.51 4.29 $13.62 $28,330
Bloomington, IN 150 2.10 3.59 $13.81 $28,730
Ithaca, NY 100 2.01 3.43 $19.43 $40,420
Kankakee, IL 90 1.98 3.39 $11.02 $22,920
Kingston, NY 110 1.80 3.08 $14.77 $30,710
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 330 1.78 3.04 $12.97 $26,980
Portsmouth, NH-ME 150 1.61 2.75 $13.41 $27,900




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,180 0.48 0.82 $20.96 $43,600
Kennewick-Richland, WA 60 0.50 0.86 $20.66 $42,980
Reno, NV (8) (8) (8) $20.53 $42,690
Trenton, NJ 120 0.52 0.88 $20.22 $42,060
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 980 0.86 1.47 $20.12 $41,840
Visalia-Porterville, CA 70 0.42 0.72 $19.70 $40,980
Ithaca, NY 100 2.01 3.43 $19.43 $40,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 660 0.55 0.93 $19.43 $40,410
Springfield, MA-CT 190 0.58 0.98 $19.22 $39,970
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 40 0.47 0.80 $19.21 $39,950

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 930 2.36 4.03 $9.96 $20,720
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 380 1.39 2.37 $12.06 $25,090
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 360 1.53 2.62 $10.68 $22,220
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 330 1.00 1.71 $11.36 $23,620
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 320 2.36 4.04 $10.73 $22,320

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 80 2.55 4.36 $13.45 $27,980
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 150 2.39 4.09 $13.79 $28,680
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 930 2.36 4.03 $9.96 $20,720
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 320 2.36 4.04 $10.73 $22,320
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 120 2.10 3.59 $18.03 $37,510

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 120 2.10 3.59 $18.03 $37,510
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 150 1.35 2.31 $17.86 $37,160
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 110 1.89 3.23 $16.80 $34,950
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 110 1.00 1.71 $16.23 $33,760
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 230 1.57 2.68 $16.00 $33,290


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020