ANZSCO 2246

Librarians

Overview

EMPLOYED

11,700

PART-TIME SHARE

31%

FEMALE SHARE

66%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,780

MEDIAN AGE

53

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-500

About this data

Summary

Librarians develop, organise and manage library services such as collections of information, recreational resources and reader information services.

Tasks

  • 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
  • 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

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Librarians All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 69% 69%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 39 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,780 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $48 $43

    Industries

    Librarians work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    28.0%

    Victoria

    33.5%

    Queensland

    10.2%

    South Australia

    7.6%

    Tasmania

    2.6%

    Northern Territory

    0.9%

    Australian Capital Territory

    5.9%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2025, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Librarians All Occupations
    Median age 53 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 66% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Librarians
    15–19 5.2 0.4
    20–24 9.1 1.5
    25–34 22.7 9.7
    35–44 22.3 20.3
    45–54 20.4 29.5
    55–59 8.8 15.7
    60–64 6.5 14.2
    65 and Over 4.9 8.8

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Librarians
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 49.1
    Bachelor degree 23.2 29.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 9.5
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 3.5
    Year 12 15.9 4.1
    Year 11 4.0 1.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 1.3
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.