DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-4121 Library Assistants, Clerical

Occupational Description:
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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota 350123$13.82/hr$0.34/hr$10.66/hr$11.37/hr$12.59/hr$15.50/hr$19.11/hr
Minnesota 2,370225$16.15/hr$0.53/hr$11.07/hr$12.28/hr$15.36/hr$19.37/hr$23.33/hr
U S 85,9101,031$14.51/hr$0.07/hr$9.26/hr$10.94/hr$13.38/hr$17.39/hr$21.88/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Library Assistants, Clerical
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services120$13.14/hr
Other Regional Data For Library Assistants, Clerical
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 900 $18.12/hr -5.5%
Central Minnesota 510 $13.92/hr -5.0%
Northwest Minnesota 350 $12.59/hr -4.4%
Southeast Minnesota 230 $12.53/hr -5.8%
Southwest Minnesota 160 $13.50/hr -6.3%
Northeast Minnesota 130 $15.62/hr -6.8%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Office Clerks, General3,380$16.97/hr-2.9%
Medical Secretaries730$18.10/hr5.2%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators540$18.25/hr0.6%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan490$15.65/hr-11.8%
Postal Service Clerks270$22.47/hr-6.8%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks220$22.03/hr-0.6%
Counter and Rental Clerks190$12.76/hr5.7%
Order Clerks170$16.45/hr-16.9%
Procurement Clerks120$18.46/hrN/A
Library Technicians70$17.10/hr-4.1%
Tasks for Library Assistants, Clerical