Library Assistants, Clerical
SOC Code: 43-4121
Library Assistants, Clericals sort books, publications, and other items according to established procedure and return them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 80.3/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Service Orientation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension.
AI-Proof Score: 80.3 — Very High
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Median Salary
$36,010
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Job Growth
-6.7%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Service Orientation
- •Active Listening
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Writing
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
Common Tasks
- ✓Sort books, publications, and other items according to established procedure and return them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas.
- ✓Open and close library during specified hours and secure library equipment, such as computers and audio-visual equipment.
- ✓Locate library materials for patrons, including books, periodicals, tape cassettes, Braille volumes, and pictures.
- ✓Enter and update patrons' records on computers.
- ✓Answer routine inquiries and refer patrons in need of professional assistance to librarians.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation