Library assistants and clerks

NOC

14300

help librarians and library technicians by performing clerical tasks, issuing and receiving library materials, sorting and shelving books and providing general library information to users.

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Full NOC Description

Library assistants and clerks issue and receive library materials, sort and shelve books and provide general library information to users. They also perform clerical functions. Library clerks are employed by libraries or other establishments with library services.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Issue and receive library books and other materials

Sort and reshelve books and other library materials

Perform clerical activities such as manual and electronic filing and record payments received

Maintain journal subscriptions

Assist library users in accessing library materials and online resources, and in making interlibrary loans.

Also Known As

circulation clerk - library
interlibrary loan clerk
library assistant
library page
periodicals clerk

reference clerk

shelving clerk - library

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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85.2%

Female

14.8%

Male

Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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9.8%

15-24

6.6%

25-34

16.4%

35-44

19.7%

45-54

36.1%

55-64

11.5%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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1.6%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

25.8%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

1.6%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

33.9%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

37.1%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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95.2%

Information and cultural industries

N/A

4.8%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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28.60%

Northeast

17.50%

Southeast

22.20%

Southwest

22.20%

Central

9.50%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$40,000

Northeast

N/A

Southeast

$44,000

Southwest

$44,000

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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