Library Technician

What the Numbers Say About Library Technician

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Library Technician occupation (OPM code 1411): 365 people, headcount down -3.9% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

The average salary for Library Technician is $62,135 per year, placing it 43.4% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.5% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 15 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

The Library and Archives Group family (code 14) groups Library Technician together with 4 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Library Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Library and Archives Group family, Library Technician ranks #5 of 5 by headcount, accounting for 9.2% of the family's combined 3,964 employees.