National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0

• 1 - Business, finance and administration occupations
• 14 - Administrative and financial support and supply chain logistics occupations
• 143 - Library, correspondence and other clerks
• 1430 - Library, correspondence and other clerks

14300 - Library assistants and clerks

Library assistants and clerks issue and receive library materials, sort and shelve books and provide general library information to users. They also perform clerical functions. Library clerks are employed by libraries or other establishments with library services.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • circulation clerk - library
  • interlibrary loan clerk
  • library assistant
  • library page
  • periodicals clerk
  • reference clerk
  • shelving clerk - library

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • Librarians (See 51100 Librarians)
  • Library technician (See 52100 Library and public archive technicians)
  • Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers (See 12012 Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers)

• Main duties

  This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Issue and receive library books and other materials
  • Sort and reshelve books and other library materials
  • Perform clerical activities such as manual and electronic filing and record payments received
  • Maintain journal subscriptions
  • Assist library users in accessing library materials and online resources, and in making interlibrary loans.

• Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.

• Additional information

  • Progression to more senior positions is possible with experience and post-secondary education related to library science.