Vocational Programs for Library Technicians Career

The role of Library Technicians is to 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.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $42,570 and $20 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Library Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 76,670 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Library Technicians Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Library Technicians. Total 32 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Library Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Library and Archives Assisting	32	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Library Technicians Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Library Technicians.

Related Occupations toLibrary Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Computer User Support Specialists	690K	$63,640	$31
Database Administrators	76,140	$104,810	$50
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Social Science Research Assistants	30,890	$62,370	$30
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	36,150	$106,380	$0
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4,220	$88,190	$0
Archivists	7,150	$65,700	$32
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	134K	$68,570	$33
Instructional Coordinators	207K	$77,200	$37
Technical Writers	47,970	$86,620	$42
File Clerks	82,290	$40,730	$20
Library Assistants, Clerical	83,680	$35,970	$17
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,004K	$36,590	$18
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,785K	$45,490	$22
Office Clerks, General	2,496K	$43,560	$21
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	27,960	$39,600	$19
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	5,490	$51,100	$25
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,873K	$37,990	$18

Schools offering vocational programs for Library Technicians

The following 30 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Library Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.