Librarianship Technician - Salary, Career

How much does an Librarianship Technician earn

A Librarianship Technician earns between $1.301 and $6.855 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.850 and a median salary of $2.500 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 278 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Librarianship Technician
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	2.850	34.204	713	15
1º Quartile	1.301	15.612	325	7
Median Salary	2.500	30.000	625	14
3º Quartile	5.228	62.736	1.307	28
Higher Salary	6.855	82.261	1.714	37

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- medium-level technicians in cultural, communications and sports services
- - cultural services technicians
- - - library technicians

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Library Technicians they work in libraries, documentation centers, archives, for example, in elementary, secondary, higher and professional schools, professional associations, companies, direct and indirect public administration bodies, research and statistical institutes, non-governmental organizations, etc. Their predominant employment relationship is as a formal employee and their work is generally carried out in groups with occasional or permanent supervision. In some activities, some professionals may work under special conditions, subject to the effects of repetitive strains and microorganisms.

What does it take to work in the field of Library Technicians

For the exercise of occupations, technical training in librarianship is required at a medium level and between four and five years of experience for the full exercise of activities, library assistants are medium-level technicians who are at the beginning of their careers, whose exercise does not require experience previous professional. Professionals without professional technical training should be classified as 4151 - documentation, information and research service assistants.

Functions and activities of Librarianship Technician

Library Technicians must:

serve the user in person and distance;

demonstrate personal skills;

perform technical-administrative activities;

serve the user in person and distance forms;

organize cultural and extension activities;

serve the user in person and remotely;

assist the user in person and distance;

assist the user in face-to-face and distance forms;

processing information and documents;

treat information and documents;

participate in the information dissemination process;

serve the user in face-to-face and distance forms;

perform technical-administrative activities;

serve the user in person and remotely;

perform collection maintenance;

attending the user in person and distance;

organizing cultural and extension activities;

participate in the organization and maintenance of the environment;

Activities

assist in the control of the use and maintenance of equipment;

monitor visits to the library;

sanitize material;

guide the user in the preservation of the collection;

participate in the organization of the newspaper library;

assist in the organization of exhibitions;

apply sanctions to the user;

perform the sale of publications and related materials;

providing information for the development of computer programs for information systems;

organize the arrangement of furniture and equipment in the environment;

assist in the preparation of abstracts;

elaborate clipping;

maintain the arrangement of furniture and equipment in the environment;

save documents;

elaborate leaflets;

participate in the preparation and analysis of statistical criteria;

participate in discussion networks in different media;

do bibliographic surveys;

control the schedule of events and courses;

assist in document indexing;

participate in the preparation of procedure manuals;

participate in the administrative management of the information and documentation unit;

prepare documents for binding;

elaborate bibliographic alerts;

assist in book fairs;

perform interlibrary loans;

unfold catalog cards;

prepare a panel for the exhibition of new acquisitions;

stamp documents;

advise the user about the operation, regulation and resources of the information unit;

control document acquisition;

supporting library friends association actions;

control the user flow;

perform reading, writing and speaking activities;

inventory the collection;

participate in the organization of literary competitions;

guide in the rules of presentation of academic papers;

evaluate the use and suitability of the environment;

collaborate in the preparation of the library's bylaws;

perform switching services;

participate in planning and evaluation meetings;

control administrative files;

conduct donation campaigns;

complete statistical data sheets;

assist in the acquisition of consumables, furniture and equipment;

master the language of the information unit's area of operation;

assist in the preparation of projects;

replace documents;

check bound documents;

demonstrate ability to operate computer applications;

assist the user in bibliographic research;

write correspondence;

organize administrative files;

making contacts with community leaders and institutions;

demonstrate commitment to work;

control the conditions of hygiene and cleanliness of the environment;

lending material from the collection;

stamp documents;

charge loan repayment;

ship mail and bags;

make the user identification card;

select documents for binding;

operate audiovisual equipment;

disclose promotional materials and cultural events;

applying sanctions to the user;

develop posters;

perform exchanges of bibliographic material;

feed databases;

tag documents;

making contacts with professionals for activities to encourage reading;

participate in the study of existing and potential demands;

reproduce documents;

control document donation;

assist in the organization of conference calls;

enable the organization of cultural activities;

update the user registration;

control document duplicate collection;

assist in the editing of academic works;

assist in the inventory of non-bibliographic heritage assets;

demonstrate initiative;

assist in document cataloging;

participate in the preparation of publications;

check the existence of defects in the documents acquired;

top documents for incorporation into the collection;

prepare statistical reports;

participate in collection relocation;

assist in carrying out the traveling library;

assist in the operation of electronic contract systems;

work as a team;

collect statistical data;

reserve bibliographic material;

proceed ethically;

assist in document disposal;

demonstrate skill in dealing with the public;

assist in document classification;

assist in the acquisition of documents for incorporation into the collection;

guide the user on the different languages for information retrieval;

assist in the selection of documents for incorporation into the collection;

demonstrate resourcefulness in dealing with the public;

perform document repair work;

magnetize documents from the collection;

search by user request;

demonstrate instrumental reading ability in foreign languages;

assist in the training of the user for the use and appropriation of the information;

digitizing materials;

search databases;

keep the collection in order according to the adopted classification system;

control document exchanges;

control stocks of consumables;

archive academic production;

archive catalog cards;

keep a register of institutional addresses;

qualify;

locate material in the collection;

develop cultural programs together with the community;

perform typing and typing services;

assist in distance learning activities;

participate in the database consistency process;

demonstrate ability to adapt to new working methods;

assist in the search for partnerships;

participate in cultural soirees;

update yourself;

assisting in the organization of exhibitions;

elaborate the signage of the environment;

control loan, return, renewal and reservation of material;

elaborate mural;

perform reading activities in hospitals, prisons and other institutions;

demonstrate oral and written communication skills;

Sectors that hire Librarianship Technician the most in the job market

activities of associations for the defense of social rights
higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate
information technology consulting
data processing, application service providers and internet hosting services
activities of associative organizations linked to culture and art
cleaning in buildings and households
temporary labor lease
engineering services
hospital care activities
construction of transport networks by pipelines

Librarianship Technician - Career description, activities, functions and salary