# Market evidence report — library-assistant

Source: **37 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 37), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-15.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | 15 | 41 % |
| junior | 11 | 30 % |
| mid | 11 | 30 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 5 | 14 % |
| 2 | Microsoft Office | 5 | 14 % |
| 3 | Microsoft Word | 5 | 14 % |
| 4 | Adobe Acrobat | 4 | 11 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | customer service | 21 | 57 % |
| 2 | collection maintenance | 8 | 22 % |
| 3 | computer assistance | 7 | 19 % |
| 4 | data entry | 7 | 19 % |
| 5 | account management | 5 | 14 % |
| 6 | cash handling | 5 | 14 % |
| 7 | cataloging | 5 | 14 % |
| 8 | collection management | 5 | 14 % |
| 9 | shelving | 5 | 14 % |
| 10 | database searching | 4 | 11 % |
| 11 | materials advisory | 4 | 11 % |
| 12 | record keeping | 4 | 11 % |
| 13 | reference assistance | 4 | 11 % |
| 14 | circulation procedures | 3 | 8 % |
| 15 | library circulation | 3 | 8 % |
| 16 | record maintenance | 3 | 8 % |
| 17 | reference services | 3 | 8 % |
| 18 | research support | 3 | 8 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | customer assistance | 8 | 22 % |
| 2 | collection maintenance | 5 | 14 % |
| 3 | shelving materials | 5 | 14 % |
| 4 | program support | 4 | 11 % |
| 5 | bank deposits | 3 | 8 % |
| 6 | book drop emptying | 3 | 8 % |
| 7 | fine calculation | 3 | 8 % |
| 8 | material processing | 3 | 8 % |
| 9 | material retrieval | 3 | 8 % |
| 10 | outreach event support | 3 | 8 % |
| 11 | patron assistance | 3 | 8 % |
| 12 | revenue reporting | 3 | 8 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 37 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

37 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- customer service — 57 % (21 ads)
- collection maintenance — 22 % (8 ads)
- computer assistance — 19 % (7 ads)
- data entry — 19 % (7 ads)
- account management — 14 % (5 ads)
- cash handling — 14 % (5 ads)
- cataloging — 14 % (5 ads)
- collection management — 14 % (5 ads)
- shelving — 14 % (5 ads)
- database searching — 11 % (4 ads)

**Top tools:**

- Microsoft Excel — 14 % (5 ads)
- Microsoft Office — 14 % (5 ads)
- Microsoft Word — 14 % (5 ads)
- Adobe Acrobat — 11 % (4 ads)
- Alma — 5 % (2 ads)
- cash register — 5 % (2 ads)
- computer — 5 % (2 ads)
- Hoopla — 5 % (2 ads)
- Libby — 5 % (2 ads)
- library management system — 5 % (2 ads)

**Seniority:** n/a 41 % · junior 30 % · mid 30 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Library Assistant | 3 |
| Library Services Assistant | 2 |
| Library Technician | 2 |
| Part-Time Library Services Assistant | 2 |
| Access Services Assistant | 1 |
| Bilingual Library Technician: ILS & Collections Specialist | 1 |
| Law Library Resources & Services Assistant (GLP) | 1 |
| Library Assistant - AM Hours | 1 |
| Library Assistant - Youth & Family Services | 1 |
| Library Assistant (Circulation) | 1 |
| Library Assistant (SY 25-26) | 1 |
| Library Assistant at Prince William County VA Woodbridge, VA | 1 |
| Library Assistant at Prince William County, VA Woodbridge, VA | 1 |
| Library Assistant Circulation | 1 |
| Library Assistant I (PT) – Circulation | 1 |
| Library Assistant II-Circulation 15 | 1 |
| Library Assistant-Youth Services-Part-Time-Sienna Branch | 1 |
| Library Associate, (Grade 18) | 1 |
| Library Circulation Specialist: Customer Service | 1 |
| Library Materials Mobility & Shelving Specialist | 1 |
| Library Technical Assistant I (Part-Time, Temporary, Floating) | 1 |
| Library Technical Services Assistant | 1 |
| Library Technical Services Assistant, | 1 |
| Library Youth Services Assistant | 1 |
| Music Library Assistant at Spokane Symphony Washington DC | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.