Education & Library

Library Technicians

SOC 25-4031

Handle the daily operations of a library, from checkouts to shelving.

The job

Median pay

$45k

$36k to $52k typical range

Outlook, 2025 to 2035

Declining

-6.4% projected

Openings a year

11k

BLS projection

Typical education

Postsecondary cert

Our model

AI displacement risk

Moderate

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person

Works with AI

18/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

59th pct

More exposed than 59% of occupations · modeled estimate · 82nd pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

40/100

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Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Learning Strategies
Writing

Pay and jobs by state

BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.

State	Jobs	Per 1,000	vs national	Median pay
California	7,190	0.4	0.9×	$53k
Texas	5,180	0.4	0.8×	$39k
Ohio	4,020	0.7	1.6×	$38k
New York	3,390	0.3	0.8×	$50k
Florida	3,070	0.3	0.7×	$41k
Wisconsin	2,890	1.0	2.2×	$35k
Virginia	2,580	0.6	1.4×	$46k
North Carolina	2,350	0.5	1.1×	$47k
Colorado	2,250	0.8	1.8×	$47k
Michigan	2,180	0.5	1.1×	$35k

All 51 states

State	Jobs	Per 1,000	vs national	Median pay
Illinois	2,140	0.4	0.8×	$47k
Georgia	2,130	0.4	1.0×	$37k
Maryland	1,980	0.7	1.6×	$49k
Massachusetts	1,910	0.5	1.2×	$50k
Washington	1,850	0.5	1.2×	$63k
Oregon	1,810	0.9	2.1×	$50k
Pennsylvania	1,560	0.3	0.6×	$46k
Iowa	1,510	1.0	2.2×	$39k
Indiana	1,470	0.5	1.0×	$36k
Louisiana	1,410	0.7	1.6×	$39k
Missouri	1,360	0.5	1.1×	$39k
Minnesota	1,180	0.4	0.9×	$51k
New Jersey	1,060	0.2	0.6×	$49k
Connecticut	930	0.5	1.2×	$57k
Oklahoma	830	0.5	1.1×	$29k
Arizona	820	0.3	0.6×	$41k
Nebraska	710	0.7	1.6×	$37k
Kentucky	670	0.3	0.8×	$36k
South Carolina	650	0.3	0.6×	$36k
South Dakota	650	1.4	3.2×	$30k
New Mexico	540	0.6	1.4×	$39k
Idaho	520	0.6	1.4×	$35k
Kansas	480	0.3	0.8×	$42k
Nevada	410	0.3	0.6×	$46k
Wyoming	400	1.4	3.2×	$27k
Alabama	390	0.2	0.4×	$37k
Arkansas	390	0.3	0.7×	$29k
Washington DC	390	0.6	1.3×	$61k
Tennessee	390	0.1	0.3×	$36k
Montana	370	0.7	1.6×	$38k
North Dakota	370	0.9	1.9×	$39k
Maine	320	0.5	1.1×	$45k
Utah	310	0.2	0.4×	$40k
New Hampshire	280	0.4	0.9×	$49k
West Virginia	280	0.4	0.9×	$30k
Mississippi	270	0.2	0.5×	$27k
Alaska	220	0.7	1.5×	$47k
Delaware	210	0.4	1.0×	$48k
Rhode Island	160	0.3	0.7×	$49k
Vermont	150	0.5	1.1×	$50k
Hawaii	110	0.2	0.4×	$51k

Top metro areas

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,850 jobs · $52k median
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,060 jobs · $57k median
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,940 jobs · $50k median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,520 jobs · $47k median
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,510 jobs · $41k median
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,350 jobs · $39k median
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,290 jobs · $57k median
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,290 jobs · $66k median

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.