Library assistants are about average in terms of happiness.
At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, library assistants rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 44% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy library assistants are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:
Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers
| Career | Satisfaction | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library assistant | 3.3 | $29k |
| Librarian | 3.3 | $59k |
| Archivist | 3.2 | $60k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are library assistants happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do library assistants find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as library assistants?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are library assistant’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are library assistants making the best use of their abilities?
Are library assistants happy with their salary?
Library assistants rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.0/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most library assistants having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked library assistants how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
1350 library assistants
11% of library assistants rated their compensation 5 stars
25% of library assistants rated their compensation 4 stars
31% of library assistants rated their compensation 3 stars
21% of library assistants rated their compensation 2 stars
12% of library assistants rated their compensation 1 stars
Do library assistants find their jobs meaningful?
On average, library assistants rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most library assistants aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked library assistants how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
1408 library assistants
14% of library assistants rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
19% of library assistants rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
26% of library assistants rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
23% of library assistants rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
18% of library assistants rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as library assistants?
Library assistants rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of library assistants find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked library assistants how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
1501 library assistants
32% of library assistants rated their career fit 5 stars
41% of library assistants rated their career fit 4 stars
18% of library assistants rated their career fit 3 stars
7% of library assistants rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of library assistants rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a library assistant’s work environment?
As a whole, library assistants rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.9/5. A solid majority of library assistants enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a library assistant.
We asked library assistants how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
1502 library assistants
33% of library assistants rated their work environment 5 stars
36% of library assistants rated their work environment 4 stars
20% of library assistants rated their work environment 3 stars
8% of library assistants rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of library assistants rated their work environment 1 stars
Are library assistants making the best use of their abilities?
Former library assistants on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.7/5. Library assistants tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked library assistants how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
1502 library assistants
9% of library assistants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
16% of library assistants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
28% of library assistants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
31% of library assistants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
17% of library assistants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars