Occupation 4135 · Administrative and secretarial occupations
Library clerks and assistants classify, sort and file publications, documents, audio-visual and computerised material in libraries and offices.
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades or A-levels/H grades. Training is usually provided on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs in Information and Library Services are available at levels 2 and 3.
Archives assistant (library) · Information assistant (library) · Learning resource assistant · Library assistant · Library clerk · Library supervisor
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 21,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 21,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 24,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2) |
| 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 24,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 3,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 2,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 3,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 1,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 2,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 2,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 2,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 2,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 2,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 4135 : Library clerks and assistants | None | 700.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 11 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
Human resources administrative occupations · Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants · Records clerks and assistants · Stock control clerks and assistants · Transport and distribution clerks and assistants