Library Technicians
SOC 25-4031 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -5.6%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $54,751per year
- Projected openings
- 11,870
- Projected change
- -5.6%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Service Orientation
- Learning Strategies
- Social Perceptiveness
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $76,875 | 110 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $75,568 | 530 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $63,089 | 540 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $62,826 | 720 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $60,799 | 280 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $59,566 | 100 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $59,268 | 190 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $58,744 | 140 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $57,542 | 240 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $57,532 | 70 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $56,731 | 1,790 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $52,271 | 610 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $51,811 | 760 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $51,379 | 1,340 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $51,092 | 40 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $50,907 | 220 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $50,630 | 190 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $50,157 | 60 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $49,993 | 70 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $48,781 | 80 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $48,652 | 2,700 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $48,606 | 260 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $48,021 | 140 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $48,021 | 220 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $47,908 | 160 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $46,665 | 210 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $46,531 | 80 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $44,795 | 380 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $41,549 | 300 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $41,387
- A quarter earn under
- $46,846
- Half earn under
- $54,751
- Three quarters earn under
- $64,075
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $79,032
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $48,992 | 17,410 | -6.1% |
| File Clerks | $50,200 | 8,840 | -13.3% |
| Office Clerks, General | $49,607 | 356,700 | -4.5% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $138,203 | 59,320 | +11.1% |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $43,808 | 565,760 | +15.5% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $56,711 | 182,240 | +1.4% |
Programs that train for this job — 1
Library Information Technology Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $860