Jobs / Office and administrative support / 43-4121.00
Library Assistants, Clerical
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.
- US jobs
- 85,520
- Median wage
- $36,910 a year
- Job family
- Office and administrative support
Can agents do the work of library assistants, clerical?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Office and administrative support: Most tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 60% or more of the tasks (or projects) on two direct benchmarks from independent institutions.
Evidence: OSWorld-Verified, 90.2% of tasks completed; SpreadsheetBench, 83.1% of tasks completed.
18% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 8%Sort materials or productsNot measured
- 8%Maintain operational recordsMeasured
- 8%Distribute materials, supplies, or resourcesNot measured
- 7%Maintain safety or securityNot measured
- 6%Perform administrative or clerical activitiesMeasured
- 4%Monitor operations to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 4%Process digital or online dataMeasured
- 4%Train others to use equipment or productsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in office and administrative support, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- OSWorld-Verifiedby HKU, Salesforce AI Research, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Waterloo90.2%Intelligence-Indeed Agent · 25 Jul 2026Saturated
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 54.5%arito · 13 Sep 2026Emerging
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Manage reserve materials by placing items on reserve for library patrons, checking items in and out of library, and removing out-of-date items.
- Lend, reserve, and collect books, periodicals, videotapes, and other materials at circulation desks and process materials for inter-library loans.
- Instruct patrons on how to use reference sources, card catalogs, and automated information systems.
- Inspect returned books for condition and due-date status and compute any applicable fines.
- Maintain records of items received, stored, issued, and returned and file catalog cards according to system used.
- Perform clerical activities, such as answering phones, sorting mail, filing, typing, word processing, and photocopying and mailing out material.
- Register new patrons and issue borrower identification cards that permit patrons to borrow books and other materials.
Other job titles for this occupation (43)
Acquisitions Assistant · Cataloging Assistant · Library Aide · Library Assistant · Library Associate · Library Circulation Assistant · Library Clerical Assistant · Library Clerk · Library Services Assistant · Access Services Assistant · Administrative Library Assistant · Book Sorter · Bookmobile Driver · Braille and Talking Books Clerk · Catalog Library Assistant · Children's Library Assistant · Circulation Assistant · Circulation Clerk · Circulation Representative · Film Library Clerk · Interlibrary Loan Specialist · Librarian Assistant · Library Circulation Clerk · Library Customer Service Clerk · Library Information Assistant · Library Media Assistant · Library Page · Library Serials Assistant · Library Specialist · Media Assistant · Medical Library Assistant · Microfilm Clerk · Page · Public Services Assistant · Reference Assistant · Registration Clerk · Shelving Assistant · Stacks Assistant · Student Library Assistant · Substitute Librarian · Talking Books Library Clerk · Technical Assistant · Technical Services Assistant