Library assistant - Salary, Career

How much does an Library assistant earn

A Library assistant earns between $1.118 and $3.692 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.693 and a median salary of $1.399 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 2.297 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Library assistant
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	1.693	20.314	423	8
1º Quartile	1.118	13.417	280	5
Median Salary	1.399	16.786	350	7
3º Quartile	2.816	33.793	704	14
Higher Salary	3.692	44.310	923	18

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 Library assistant

Library Technicians must:

assist the user in person and distance;

demonstrate personal skills;

processing information and documents;

attending the user in person and distance;

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

perform collection maintenance;

perform technical-administrative activities;

participate in the organization and maintenance of the environment;

participate in the information dissemination process;

serve the user in person and remotely;

perform technical-administrative activities;

serve the user in person and distance forms;

treat information and documents;

organize cultural and extension activities;

organizing cultural and extension activities;

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

serve the user in person and distance;

Activities

proceed ethically;

digitizing materials;

participate in the preparation of procedure manuals;

conduct donation campaigns;

update the user registration;

assist in the organization of conference calls;

demonstrate ability to adapt to new working methods;

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

develop cultural programs together with the community;

check bound documents;

control document acquisition;

check the existence of defects in the documents acquired;

update yourself;

organize the arrangement of furniture and equipment in the environment;

making contacts with professionals for activities to encourage reading;

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

stamp documents;

work as a team;

assist in book fairs;

select documents for binding;

perform exchanges of bibliographic material;

prepare a panel for the exhibition of new acquisitions;

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

assist in the acquisition of consumables, furniture and equipment;

maintain the arrangement of furniture and equipment in the environment;

top documents for incorporation into the collection;

participate in collection relocation;

participate in the organization of the newspaper library;

prepare statistical reports;

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

perform switching services;

assist in distance learning activities;

disclose promotional materials and cultural events;

charge loan repayment;

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

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

assist the user in bibliographic research;

demonstrate oral and written communication skills;

elaborate leaflets;

participate in discussion networks in different media;

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

collaborate in the preparation of the library's bylaws;

sanitize material;

assist in the operation of electronic contract systems;

assist in document cataloging;

archive catalog cards;

perform interlibrary loans;

participate in the preparation and analysis of statistical criteria;

collect statistical data;

control the schedule of events and courses;

guide the user in the preservation of the collection;

magnetize documents from the collection;

demonstrate resourcefulness in dealing with the public;

elaborate clipping;

stamp documents;

guide the user on the different languages for information retrieval;

control stocks of consumables;

ship mail and bags;

write correspondence;

control document duplicate collection;

control the conditions of hygiene and cleanliness of the environment;

evaluate the use and suitability of the environment;

replace documents;

assisting in the organization of exhibitions;

participate in the preparation of publications;

demonstrate skill in dealing with the public;

perform the sale of publications and related materials;

demonstrate instrumental reading ability in foreign languages;

demonstrate initiative;

control the user flow;

unfold catalog cards;

assist in document indexing;

elaborate the signage of the environment;

control administrative files;

reserve bibliographic material;

search by user request;

making contacts with community leaders and institutions;

complete statistical data sheets;

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

inventory the collection;

assist in document classification;

make the user identification card;

participate in the organization of literary competitions;

perform typing and typing services;

qualify;

locate material in the collection;

control loan, return, renewal and reservation of material;

search databases;

apply sanctions to the user;

demonstrate ability to operate computer applications;

elaborate bibliographic alerts;

assist in carrying out the traveling library;

applying sanctions to the user;

assist in the preparation of abstracts;

participate in cultural soirees;

do bibliographic surveys;

demonstrate commitment to work;

guide in the rules of presentation of academic papers;

participate in the study of existing and potential demands;

lending material from the collection;

participate in planning and evaluation meetings;

supporting library friends association actions;

elaborate mural;

assist in the inventory of non-bibliographic heritage assets;

assist in the editing of academic works;

assist in document disposal;

develop posters;

reproduce documents;

tag documents;

control document exchanges;

monitor visits to the library;

perform reading activities in hospitals, prisons and other institutions;

operate audiovisual equipment;

organize administrative files;

enable the organization of cultural activities;

participate in the database consistency process;

archive academic production;

assist in the search for partnerships;

prepare documents for binding;

save documents;

keep a register of institutional addresses;

assist in the preparation of projects;

feed databases;

assist in the organization of exhibitions;

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

perform reading, writing and speaking activities;

control document donation;

perform document repair work;

Sectors that hire Library assistant the most in the job market

elementary school
higher education - undergraduate
higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate
high school
activities of associations for the defense of social rights
other service activities provided mainly to companies
activities of religious organizations
other teaching activities
child education - pre-school
temporary labor lease

Library assistant - Career description, activities, functions and salary