Library Technicians
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 25-4031.00
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.
AI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Very high· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.054
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.37–0.46· 2 ISCO-08 groups
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
ILO value for each linked ISCO-08 group
- ISCO-08 3433Gallery, Museum and Library Technicians0.37
- ISCO-08 4411Library Clerks0.46
AI exposure (OpenAI rubric)
35 rated tasks · 26 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (74.3%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- 4 rated tasks are not in the O*NET 31.0 task list; their scores are kept as published for O*NET 27.2.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
Tasks
Task statements from the O*NET® 31.0 Database, core tasks first.
| Task | Type | β (OpenAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Reserve, circulate, renew, and discharge books and other materials. | Core | 0.5 |
| Enter and update patrons' records on computers. | Core | 1 |
| Provide assistance to teachers and students by locating materials and helping to complete special projects. | Core | 0.5 |
| Train other staff, volunteers, or student assistants and schedule and supervise their work. | Core | 0 |
| Conduct reference searches, using printed materials and in-house and online databases. | Core | 0.5 |
| Deliver and retrieve items throughout the library by hand or using pushcart. | Core | 0 |
| Take actions to halt disruption of library activities by problem patrons. | Core | 0 |
| Process print and non-print library materials to prepare them for inclusion in library collections. | Core | 1 |
| Compile and maintain records relating to circulation, materials, and equipment. | Core | 0.5 |
| Collect fines and respond to complaints about fines. | Core | 1 |
| Design posters and special displays to promote use of library facilities or specific reading programs at libraries. | Core | 0.5 |
| Help patrons find and use library resources, such as reference materials, audio-visual equipment, computers, and other electronic resources and provide technical assistance when needed. | Core | 0.5 |
| Answer routine telephone or in-person reference inquiries, referring patrons to librarians for further assistance, when necessary. | Core | 1 |
| Catalogue and sort books and other print and non-print materials according to procedure and return them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas. | Core | 0.5 |
| Maintain and troubleshoot problems with library equipment, including computers, photocopiers, and audio-visual equipment. | Core | 1 |
| Check for damaged library materials, such as books or audio-visual equipment, and provide replacements or make repairs. | Core | 0 |
| Compile data and create statistical reports on library usage. | Core | 1 |
| Process interlibrary loans for patrons. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Retrieve information from central databases for storage in a library's computer. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Organize and maintain periodicals and reference materials. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Issue identification cards to borrowers. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Verify bibliographical data for materials, including author, title, publisher, publication date, and edition. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Review subject matter of materials to be classified and select classification numbers and headings according to classification systems. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Send out notices about lost or overdue books. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Operate and maintain audio-visual equipment, such as projectors, tape recorders, and videocassette recorders. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Compose explanatory summaries of contents of books and other reference materials. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Compile bibliographies and prepare abstracts on subjects of interest to particular organizations or groups. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Order all print and non-print library materials, checking prices, figuring costs, preparing order slips, and making payments. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Claim missing issues of periodicals and journals. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Plan and conduct children's programs, community outreach programs, and other specialized programs, such as library tours. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Sort and deliver library mail and packages. | Supplemental | 0 |
Occupation information
Sources and attribution
This page includes information from the O*NET® 31.0 Database (https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. AI Changing Work has modified all or some of this information: the O*NET-SOC code, title and task statements are reproduced in English without change; task-type labels are shown in the page's language and tasks are listed core first; any Korean occupation title shown on the Korean-language page is AI Changing Work's translation; any KSCO-8 unit groups linked to this occupation were paired with it by AI Changing Work's judgment, and the relation labels and statuses are AI Changing Work's additions. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Any AI exposure figures on this page are published by third parties, not by AI Changing Work, and none is part of the O*NET information. OpenAI publishes task-level scores (MIT License) for O*NET 27.2 task statements; each is shown next to the O*NET 31.0 task statement with the same task ID, whose wording can differ from the 27.2 statement that was scored. OpenAI also publishes occupation-level scores for O*NET-SOC codes in the same release, and any such score is shown on the O*NET occupation with the same code. Anthropic publishes an observed exposure index in the Anthropic Economic Index (CC-BY), and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes relative AI exposure categories (public domain); both are published per SOC code, and each value is shown on every O*NET occupation with that code. The International Labour Organization publishes a generative AI exposure index in ILO Working Paper 140 (CC BY 4.0) for ISCO-08 unit groups; AI Changing Work links those groups to O*NET occupations by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC and 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC crosswalks as published, without case-by-case selection, and these crosswalks match many groups only in part. Where several unit groups are linked, each group's published value is listed, and any summary shows only the lowest and highest of those values with the number of groups; no exposure figure is averaged or recalculated. Any employment figures are published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the SOC group containing this occupation. Each source is credited where its figures are shown.
O*NET OnLine: 25-4031.00 Library Technicians
KSCO 코드·명칭: 한국표준직업분류(제8차 개정) — 통계청 고시 제2024-328호 (2024-07-01 고시, 2025-01-01 시행). 저작권법 제7조 제2호의 고시 항목이다. 명칭 표기(가운뎃점·띄어쓰기)는 해설서 2차 정오 반영판의 표기를 따랐으며, 고시 항목표와는 18개 명칭에서 가운뎃점 글리프나 띄어쓰기만 다르다. 통계청은 2025년 10월 국가데이터처로 개편되었다. 이 페이지의 KSCO 연결은 통계청·국가데이터처의 공식 연계표가 아니다.