ANZSCO 224611 · STSOL
Librarian: ANZSCO 224611
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Librarian (ANZSCO 224611) is on the STSOL (Short-term Skilled Occupation List). It can be used for the 190, 491, 494 and 407 visas, and the skills assessment is done by VETASSESS. Checked against the Home Affairs list on 21 October 2026.
Occupation lists
STSOL
Short-term Skilled Occupation List
Permanent visa options
190
Visas that give permanent residence
Assessing authority
VETASSESS
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services
Skill level
Level 1
Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
The job
What a librarian does
Develops, organises and manages library services such as collections of information, recreational resources and reader information services. Registration or licensing may be required.
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
Tasks of Librarians
- 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
Qualifications and experience
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.
Assessing authorities check your duties against these tasks, so your experience must match them, not only the job title.
Visa options
Which visas ANZSCO 224611 can be used for
From the Department of Home Affairs combined list of eligible skilled occupations. Every visa also has its own points, age, English, experience and skills assessment rules.
| Visa | Eligible | ANZSCO version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 Skilled Independent | No | — | |
| 190 Skilled Nominated (state) | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | Needs a state or territory nomination |
| 407 Training visa | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | |
| 485 Temporary Graduate | No | — | |
| 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | |
| 491 State Skilled Work Regional, state nominated | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | Needs a state or territory nomination |
| 491 Family Skilled Work Regional, family sponsored | No | — | |
| 482 Skills in Demand, Core Skills stream | No | — | |
| 186 Employer Nomination Scheme, Direct Entry | No | — |
Skills assessment
Skills assessment for ANZSCO 224611
Most skilled visas need a positive skills assessment from the authority below before you can lodge. It must be for the same occupation you nominate.
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)
We prepare your VETASSESS assessment with you and check that your duties match ANZSCO 224611 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Librarian is on a list that allows state nomination for the 190 (permanent) and for the 491 (regional, provisional). Each state then decides which occupations it will nominate, and on what conditions.
State lists, points cut-offs and residence or job offer rules change during the program year, and some states close streams once their places are used. Ask us which states are nominating librarian now.
Questions
ANZSCO 224611: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for librarian?
What does a librarian do?
Which skilled occupation list is Librarian on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a librarian?
Is Librarian eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a librarian?
Who assesses librarian skills for Australian migration?
Talk to us
Is ANZSCO 224611 your occupation? Ask us about your options.
Tell us your duties, qualifications, experience and English scores. We will confirm the right occupation and the visas that fit.
Source: Department of Home Affairs, checked 21 October 2026. Descriptions: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO 2022 (CC BY 4.0). General information only, not immigration advice.
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