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Library Technicians in New Jersey

Considering a career as a Library Technician in New Jersey?

-1% Jobs Projection
$35,180 Median Salary
350 Job Openings

While jobs for Library Technicians in New Jersey are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Library Technicians in New Jersey is expected to decrease.

  • Library Technicians in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Library Technicians Work in New Jersey?

2,420 people worked as Library Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,520 Library Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,200 Library Technicians working in it, which means New Jersey has more Library Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Library Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 0.7% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.1%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 350 annual Library Technicians job openings in New Jersey, and 2,680 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,400 annual jobs and 108,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Library Technicians Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Library Technicians ranged from $20,310 to $58,450 with $35,180 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.76 to $28.1. The median hourly rate was $16.91.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.54 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.63.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Library Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Library Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,640 $34,030
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,280 $40,340
Trenton, NJ 160 $44,410
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 140 $34,670
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 30 $44,940

Top States for Library Technicians Employment

View the list below to see where most Library Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 10,180 $45,060
New York 8,120 $30,600
Illinois 5,270 $33,920
Ohio 3,870 $30,510
Texas 3,870 $29,440
Michigan 3,660 $29,740
Massachusetts 3,080 $45,880
Wisconsin 2,940 $25,780
Colorado 2,820 $33,500
North Carolina 2,580 $34,220
Florida 2,570 $33,270
Virginia 2,510 $34,220
New Jersey 2,420 $35,180
Pennsylvania 2,340 $32,830
Washington 2,090 $44,350
Indiana 2,050 $24,960
Louisiana 1,870 $30,940
Maryland 1,780 $38,310
Oregon 1,720 $37,840
Georgia 1,490 $32,110

Below are the states where Library Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $48,860
Connecticut $47,300
Alaska $46,270
Massachusetts $45,880
California $45,060
Minnesota $44,410
Washington $44,350
Hawaii $42,490
Delaware $42,420
Rhode Island $42,060

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