Library Technicians
Education & TrainingAI 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
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.46
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value
Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 24% score at or above this value.
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.
Task-level exposure
Exposed tasks only| Task | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Conduct reference searches, using printed materials and in-house and online databases.25-4031 | 1.380093.2 | 1.050046.7 |
Compose explanatory summaries of contents of books and other reference materials.25-4031 | 0.09006.1 | 0.05002.2 |
Review subject matter of materials to be classified and select classification numbers and headings according to classification systems.25-4031 | 0.01000.7 | 1.150051.1 |
Enter and update patrons' records on computers.25-4031 | 0.00000.0 | 0.00000.0 |
Organize and maintain periodicals and reference materials.25-4031 | 0.00000.0 | —0 |
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.25-4031 | 0.00000.0 | —0 |
Answer routine telephone or in-person reference inquiries, referring patrons to librarians for further assistance, when necessary. | —0 | 0.00000.0 |
| Not observed on any surface — 24 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states. | ||
Reserve, circulate, renew, and discharge books and other materials. | —0 | —0 |
Provide assistance to teachers and students by locating materials and helping to complete special projects. | —0 | —0 |
Train other staff, volunteers, or student assistants and schedule and supervise their work. | —0 | —0 |
Deliver and retrieve items throughout the library by hand or using pushcart. | —0 | —0 |
Take actions to halt disruption of library activities by problem patrons. | —0 | —0 |
Process print and non-print library materials to prepare them for inclusion in library collections. | —0 | —0 |
Compile and maintain records relating to circulation, materials, and equipment. | —0 | —0 |
Collect fines and respond to complaints about fines. | —0 | —0 |
Design posters and special displays to promote use of library facilities or specific reading programs at libraries. | —0 | —0 |
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. | —0 | —0 |
Maintain and troubleshoot problems with library equipment, including computers, photocopiers, and audio-visual equipment. | —0 | —0 |
Check for damaged library materials, such as books or audio-visual equipment, and provide replacements or make repairs. | —0 | —0 |
Compile data and create statistical reports on library usage. | —0 | —0 |
Process interlibrary loans for patrons. | —0 | —0 |
Retrieve information from central databases for storage in a library's computer. | —0 | —0 |
Issue identification cards to borrowers. | —0 | —0 |
Verify bibliographical data for materials, including author, title, publisher, publication date, and edition. | —0 | —0 |
Send out notices about lost or overdue books. | —0 | —0 |
Operate and maintain audio-visual equipment, such as projectors, tape recorders, and videocassette recorders. | —0 | —0 |
Compile bibliographies and prepare abstracts on subjects of interest to particular organizations or groups. | —0 | —0 |
Order all print and non-print library materials, checking prices, figuring costs, preparing order slips, and making payments. | —0 | —0 |
Claim missing issues of periodicals and journals. | —0 | —0 |
Plan and conduct children's programs, community outreach programs, and other specialized programs, such as library tours. | —0 | —0 |
Sort and deliver library mail and packages. | —0 | —0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Enter and update patrons' records on computers.O*NET Task ID 1689 | 1.0 |
Process print and non-print library materials to prepare them for inclusion in library collections.O*NET Task ID 1699 | 1.0 |
Collect fines and respond to complaints about fines.O*NET Task ID 1703 | 1.0 |
Verify bibliographical data for materials, including author, title, publisher, publication date, and edition.O*NET Task ID 1705 | 1.0 |
Review subject matter of materials to be classified and select classification numbers and headings according to classification systems.O*NET Task ID 1706 | 1.0 |
Send out notices about lost or overdue books.O*NET Task ID 1707 | 1.0 |
Design, customize, and maintain databases, web pages, and local area networks.O*NET Task ID 1709 | 1.0 |
File catalog cards according to system used.O*NET Task ID 1711 | 1.0 |
Compose explanatory summaries of contents of books and other reference materials.O*NET Task ID 1714 | 1.0 |
Compile bibliographies and prepare abstracts on subjects of interest to particular organizations or groups.O*NET Task ID 1718 | 1.0 |
Train other staff, volunteers, or student assistants and schedule and supervise their work.O*NET Task ID 1693 | 0.0 |
Deliver and retrieve items throughout the library by hand or using pushcart.O*NET Task ID 1696 | 0.0 |
Take actions to halt disruption of library activities by problem patrons.O*NET Task ID 1697 | 0.0 |
Issue identification cards to borrowers.O*NET Task ID 1704 | 0.0 |
Operate and maintain audio-visual equipment, such as projectors, tape recorders, and videocassette recorders.O*NET Task ID 1710 | 0.0 |
Prepare volumes for binding.O*NET Task ID 1712 | 0.0 |
Check for damaged library materials, such as books or audio-visual equipment, and provide replacements or make repairs.O*NET Task ID 18515 | 0.0 |
Plan and conduct children's programs, community outreach programs, and other specialized programs, such as library tours.O*NET Task ID 18517 | 0.0 |
Sort and deliver library mail and packages.O*NET Task ID 20989 | 0.0 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page