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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).


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


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


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.



Map of employment of library assistants, clerical by state, May 2022


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


Map of location quotient of library assistants, clerical by state, May 2022


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


Map of annual mean wages of library assistants, clerical by state, May 2022


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



Map of employment of library assistants, clerical by area, May 2022


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


Map of location quotient of library assistants, clerical by area, May 2022


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


Map of annual mean wages of library assistants, clerical by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Library Assistants, Clerical:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,250 0.52 1.00 $ 27.20 $ 56,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 590 0.52 0.99 $ 26.38 $ 54,870
Santa Rosa, CA 100 0.47 0.90 $ 25.94 $ 53,940
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 310 0.30 0.57 $ 23.58 $ 49,050
Salinas, CA 70 0.41 0.79 $ 23.39 $ 48,650
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 390 0.38 0.73 $ 22.56 $ 46,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,320 0.38 0.72 $ 22.16 $ 46,100
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,990 0.74 1.40 $ 22.00 $ 45,760
Reno, NV 170 0.69 1.32 $ 21.91 $ 45,570
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 640 0.54 1.03 $ 21.48 $ 44,680

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Library Assistants, Clerical:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 440 1.68 3.19 $ 12.12 $ 25,220
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 370 2.24 4.27 $ 13.07 $ 27,190
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 300 1.41 2.69 $ 11.88 $ 24,720
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 260 2.64 5.02 $ 11.55 $ 24,030
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 250 0.78 1.49 $ 12.33 $ 25,640

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 90 2.83 5.40 $ 16.15 $ 33,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 260 2.64 5.02 $ 11.55 $ 24,030
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 80 2.37 4.51 $ 14.71 $ 30,590
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 370 2.24 4.27 $ 13.07 $ 27,190
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 160 2.24 4.26 $ 10.81 $ 22,480

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Library Assistants, Clerical:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 110 1.11 2.11 $ 20.08 $ 41,770
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 80 0.79 1.51 $ 19.57 $ 40,700
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 210 1.68 3.20 $ 18.89 $ 39,300
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 100 0.95 1.81 $ 18.37 $ 38,200
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 80 1.23 2.35 $ 18.01 $ 37,460


About May 2022 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023