Library Technician
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Library Technician occupation series (code 1411).
The verdict
In the Library and Archives Group family, Library Technician counts 260 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 5.5% from the prior period; pay averages $70,783, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 260
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $70,783
- Avg tenure
- 16.4 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Library Technician
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Library Technician occupation (OPM code 1411): 260 people, headcount down -5.5% 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 $70,783 per year. Salaries moved down by 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 16.4 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 5 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Library Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Library and Archives Group family.
Within the Library and Archives Group family, Library Technician ranks #5 of 6 by headcount, accounting for 8.0% of the family's combined 3,259 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Library Technician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$70,783
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-39.7%
Where Library Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $70,783 is higher than 27% of federal occupation series (145 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Library Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Library Technician ranks higher than 27%.
Related Occupations in Library and Archives Group
5 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archives Technician | 1,284 | $68,544 | 14 yrs |
| Librarian | 660 | $129,880 | 15.7 yrs |
| Archivist | 571 | $121,113 | 15.8 yrs |
| Technical Information Services | 483 | $128,567 | 16.8 yrs |
| Library and Archives Student Trainee | 1 | n/a | 1.8 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Library Technician outside the Library and Archives Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (260 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($70,783 here).
Key takeaways
- Library Technician pays below the federal average by 39.7% ($70,783 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 27th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 260 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 5.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Library Technician ranks #379 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Library and Archives Group family, Library Technician ranks #5 of 6 by headcount, accounting for 8.0% of the family's combined 3,259 employees.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.