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ANZSCO 224611

Librarian

STSOLSkill level 1Assessed by VETASSESSNo Shortage

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ANZSCO 2022

Develops, organises and manages library services such as collections of information, recreational resources and reader information services. Registration or licensing may be required.

Skill level 1

Specialisations

  • Acquisitions Librarian
  • Audiovisual Librarian
  • Bibliographer
  • Cataloguer
  • Children's Librarian
  • Corporate Librarian
  • Legal Librarian
  • Multicultural Services Librarian
  • Parliamentary Librarian
  • Reference Librarian
  • Special Librarian
  • Special Needs Librarian

Unit group 2246

Librarians

Librarians develop, organise and manage library services such as collections of information, recreational resources and reader information services. Teacher-Librarians are excluded from this unit group.

Indicative skill level

In Australia and New Zealand

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.

Tasks include

  • Developing and implementing library and information policies and services
  • Examining publications and materials, interviewing publishers' representatives, and consulting with others to select library materials
  • Reviewing, evaluating and modifying services in response to user needs
  • Providing assistance to clients in accessing library resources
  • Managing library systems for recording and organising library holdings, acquisitions and purchases, reader registrations and loan transactions, and supervising indexing, filing and retrieval activities
  • Managing inter-library loan systems and information networks
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  • Undertaking information research activities on behalf of clients
  • Selecting, ordering, classifying and cataloguing library and information resources
  • Monitoring collection development and culling programs
  • Supervising and training other library staff
  • May plan and direct library promotion and outreach activities

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO 2022. CC BY 4.0.

ANZSCO 2022 (the edition the CSOL uses for the 482 and 186 visas)

Title in this edition: Librarian, skill level 1

Major group
2 Professionals
Sub-major group
22 Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals
Minor group
224 Information and Organisation Professionals
Unit group
2246 Librarians

The title and groups are the same in ANZSCO 2013 v1.2 and ANZSCO 2022.

Occupation Shortage List (2026)

National rating
No Shortage
Confidence
Clear
Rated on
ANZSCO 2022

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List - 6 digit ANZSCO and OSCA, released 21 October 2026. CC BY 4.0.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO (CC BY 4.0). Source: Department of Home Affairs, Skilled occupation list (CC BY 4.0). Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List. © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2025. © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Search another occupation