Library Technicians build service orientation, social perceptiveness and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Library Assistants, Clerical (87%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Library Assistants, Clerical | 87% | $36,910 | −17% | None |
| 2 | Office Clerks, General | 86% | $45,010 | +1% | None |
| 3 | File Clerks | 84% | $43,600 | −2% | None |
| 4 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 84% | $47,540 | +7% | None |
| 5 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 77% | $38,010 | −15% | None |
| 6 | Medical Records Specialists | 76% | $51,140 | +15% | None |
| 7 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 76% | $50,670 | +14% | None |
| 8 | Medical Assistants | 74% | $45,690 | +2% | None |
| 9 | Pharmacy Technicians | 74% | $45,750 | +3% | None |
| 10 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 73% | $45,930 | +3% | None |
Compared with Library Technicians, median $44,580. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as library technicians (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
87% skill match · $36,910 · −17% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Complex Problem Solving · Service Orientation
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
86% skill match · $45,010 · +1% pay
Negotiation · Persuasion · Quality Control Analysis
84% skill match · $43,600 · −2% pay
Negotiation · Quality Control Analysis · Complex Problem Solving
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Library Assistants, Clerical (87% skill match, median $36,910), Office Clerks, General (86% skill match, median $45,010) and File Clerks (84% skill match, median $43,600), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 18 pay more than library technicians at the median. The biggest increases: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (+72%, $76,590), Postal Service Clerks (+39%, $62,130) and Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (+25%, $55,570).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.