Jobs / Education and social services / 25-4031.00
Library Technicians
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.
- US jobs
- 68,690
- Median wage
- $44,580 a year
- Job family
- Education and social services
Can agents do the work of library technicians?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Education and social services:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests teaching, counseling, or casework.
- Project levelPartialThin, adjacent evidence only. GDPval, which spans 44 occupations, is the one benchmark in our collection mapped here. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons across all GDPval occupations. No benchmark tests work with students or clients.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in education and social services, not always this occupation's tasks.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Reserve, circulate, renew, and discharge books and other materials.
- Answer routine telephone or in-person reference inquiries, referring patrons to librarians for further assistance, when necessary.
- 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.
- Deliver and retrieve items throughout the library by hand or using pushcart.
- Process print and non-print library materials to prepare them for inclusion in library collections.
- Catalogue and sort books and other print and non-print materials according to procedure and return them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas.
- Enter and update patrons' records on computers.
- Provide assistance to teachers and students by locating materials and helping to complete special projects.
- Compile and maintain records relating to circulation, materials, and equipment.
- Take actions to halt disruption of library activities by problem patrons.
- Maintain and troubleshoot problems with library equipment, including computers, photocopiers, and audio-visual equipment.
- Check for damaged library materials, such as books or audio-visual equipment, and provide replacements or make repairs.
Other job titles for this occupation (38)
Circulation Clerk · Library Aide · Library Assistant · Library Associate · Library Clerk · Library Media Technician · Library Specialist · Library Technical Assistant (LTA) · Library Technician · Page Technician · Accessioner · Audio-Visual Aide · Bibliographer · Bindery Library Technical Assistant · Book Shelver · Book Sorter · Bookmobile Driver · Cataloging Library Technical Assistant (Cataloging LTA) · Classifier · Elementary Library Media Specialist · Librarian Helper · Library Acquisitions Technician · Library Cataloging Technician · Library Circulation Assistant · Library Circulation Clerk · Library Circulation Technician · Library Information Technician · Library Monitor · Library Page · Loan Technician · Media Center Specialist · Media Specialist · School Library Media Specialist · Serials Library Technical Assistant · Shelver · Stack Attendant · Stacker · Textbook Associate