Headline risk
36%
High RiskLibrary technicians
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books or other media; remove or repair damaged books or other media; register patrons; and check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files. Includes bookmobile drivers who assist with providing services in mobile libraries.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 6% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 39,970
Employment 2024
78.6K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-6.8%
Openings (2024–34)
13.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of library technicians and assistants is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Help patrons find and use library resources, such as reference materials, audio-visual equipment, computers, and other electronic resources and provide technical assistance when needed. AI use: 0%
- 2. Reserve, circulate, renew, and discharge books and other materials. AI use: 0%
- 3. Deliver and retrieve items throughout the library by hand or using pushcart. AI use: 0%
- 4. Answer routine telephone or in-person reference inquiries, referring patrons to librarians for further assistance, when necessary. AI use: 0%
- 5. Enter and update patrons' records on computers. AI use: 0%
- 6. Maintain and troubleshoot problems with library equipment, including computers, photocopiers, and audio-visual equipment. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 33.9 · 373K employed
Under 25: 25% · 25–54: 64% · 55+: 11%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Library technicians and assistants help librarians with all aspects of running a library.
Library technicians and assistants work in local public libraries, corporate and specialty libraries, and school and university libraries.
Library technicians typically need a postsecondary certificate. Library assistants typically need a high school diploma or its equivalent, combined with short-term on-the-job training.
The median hourly wage for library assistants, clerical was $17.31 in May 2024.
Overall employment of library technicians and assistants is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.