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Library Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 6.4% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #393 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -6.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $44,580 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 72,800 in the US, with about 10,800 openings a year
The work, 20 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Perform administrative or clerical activities28%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 171 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Maintain operational records13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 98 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,196 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Assist scientists, scholars, or technical specialists with projects or research4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 653 conversations, and it got them there 81% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,462 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources4%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Gather information from physical or electronic sources4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 4 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Sort materials or products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Plan events or programs2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,901 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Operate audiovisual or related equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Write material for artistic or commercial purposes1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 95 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 94 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 10,800 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Education front:
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.26, higher than 82% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 25-4031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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