Library Paraprofessional
Job Classifications, Wage Information, and Employment Statistics

Listings are by country:

Australia

• Library Job Descriptions from The Job Guide, authored by the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs: Library Assistant, Library Technician, Librarian.

Canada

Occupational Outlooks

Job Futures  from Human Resources Development Canada:

• Library Clerks 
• Library Technicians
• Librarians 

United States

Occupational Outlooks

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Occupational Outlook Handbook, Occupational Outlook Summaries through 2014:
  
  • Library Assistants and Bookmobile Drivers
  • Library Technicians
  • Librarians

America's Career InfoNet

• Occupational Trend Statistics, by State (Do a Keyword Search for Library assistants and bookmobile drivers, Technical assistants - library, or Librarians, professional, then select State.)

Reports of Aging of the Library Profession

• 1999 Survey Summary by Mary Jo Lynch
  
  
•  ALA Town Hall Meeting: Recruitment @ Your Library Summary Report

Salary Information

• Wage Statistics (compiled by America's Career InfoNet)
  
  
  • Occupational Trends Search (Do a Keyword Search for Library assistants and bookmobile drivers, Technical assistants - library, or Librarians, professional, then select State.)
    
    
  • Median U.S. Wages, Ranked by State, for Library Assistants and Bookmobile Drivers (2002 median wages)
    
    
  • Median U.S. Wages, Ranked by State, for Library Technical Assistants (2002 median wages)
    
    
  • Median U.S. Wages, Ranked by State, for Librarians (2002 median wages)

   

• ALA-APA Salary Survey
  
  • Quick Facts about the Non-MLS Salary Survey (Public and Academic) and a Preview of Data
  
  
  
• State Salary Comparisons: Librarians, Library Technicians, and Library Assistants, 2000 data, compiled by Martha Parsons. PDF | Excel
  
  

• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, 2002 for Library Technicians
  
  
• Library Assistant Hourly Wages from a survey conducted by the San Diego Chapter of SLA in 1998.
  
  
• See also Salary Ranges listed with job classifications below.

American Library Association Policy Statement

In 1970, ALA adopted the policy statement known as "Library Education and Personnel Utilization." Its purpose is "to recommend categories of library personnel, and levels of training and education appropriate to the preparation of personnel for these categories." This statement offers a consistent terminology for library staff and a sketching of appropriate duties and education for different categories.

Academic Libraries Job Classifications

• Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsyvlania, Classification Descriptions: Library Assistant, Library Associate, Library Senior Specialist, Library Supervisor
  
  
• Indiana University, Southeast Campus, job classifications: Library Technical Support Provider, Library Assistant Senior, Library Catalog Specialist I, Library Technician, Library Technician Senior 
  
  
• Pittsburgh State University, Pennsylvania: Library Assistant I, Library Assistant II, Library Assistant III
  
  
• Texas A&M International University Job Descriptions: Library Assistant I, Library Assistant II
  
  
• Texas A&M University: Library Assistant I, Library Assistant II, Library Associate I, Library Associate II, Asst. Library Specialist, Library Specialist I, Library Specialist II, Library Specialist III 
  
  
• University of Miami, Human Resources Capsule Job Descriptions: Library Assistant I-IV
  
  
• University of Southern California, Library Job Family: Library Administrator, Supervising Library Assistant, Supervising Library Specialist
  
  
• State of Washington Higher Education Personnel Board: Library Technician I, Library Technician II, Library Technician III, Library Technician Lead, Library Specialist I, Library Specialist I - Supervisor, Library Specialist II, Library Specialist II - Supervisor, Library Supervisor I, Library Supervisor II, Library Materials Conservation Assistant, Library Materials Conservation Supervisor, Library Materials Conservation Technician. Salary Ranges: Washington State Salary Schedule 

Federal Libraries Job Classifications

• U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Qualification Standards for Library and Archives Positions: Includes Library and Archives Student Trainee Series (GS-1499), Library Technician Series (GS-1411), and Librarian Series (GS-1410). Salary Ranges: 2000 General Schedule Locality Pay Tables

Public Libraries Job Classifications

• California Occupational Guide: Library Assistants (General)
  
  
• Colorado Department of Personnel (In the left-hand navigation, click on H-Professional Services, then go to the bottom of the frame and click on by Class Title): Class Series Descriptions for Library Technician
  
  
• Henrico County, Virginia, Class Specifications: Library Clerk, Library Assistant I, Library Assistant II, Library Assistant III, Library Assistant IV, Library Associate (NOTE: These are PDF files which require the Acrobat® reader from Adobe to view.)
  
  
• Los Angeles County Office of Education, California, Class Specifications (Click on Communications/Media Services, then on Library Services): Information Resources Specialist
  
  
• Louisiana Department of Civil Service, Job Specifications (on left hand navigation, go down to HR Reference): Library Paraprofessional; Library Specialist
  
  
• City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Civil Service Job Descriptions: includes Library Assistant 1, Library Assistant 2, Library Assistant 3, Library Assistant Cataloging Supervisor, Library Cataloging Technician, Taped Materials Technician. Salary Ranges also given

• City of Torrance, California: Library Assistant I, Library Assistant II, Library Page
  
  
• Washington State Department of Personnel Library Job Category; includes Library Information Assistant; Library Information Associate; Library Information Specialist and salary ranges

School Libraries

• Michigan Occupational Information System: Library Technician & Assistant
  
  
• New Haven School District, Union City, California: Library Clerk II