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OSCA 2024 · 232131 · Skill level 1

Librarian: OSCA 232131

ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026

Librarian is OSCA 2024 code 232131. It corresponds to ANZSCO 224611 Librarian (in part), which is on the STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO code for OSCA 232131

Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.

The job

What a librarian does

Delivers quality information services for the benefit of users by using unique technical skills to develop, acquire, organise, manage and preserve information resources, and to research, design and deliver customised services in a networked environment.

Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience

Registration or licensing may be required.

Specialisations

  • Children's and Youth Services Librarian
  • Health Librarian
  • Legal Librarian
  • Metadata Librarian
  • Reference and Research Librarian
  • Systems Librarian

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Examines publications and materials, interviews publishers' representatives, and consults with others to select library materials
  • Provides assistance to clients in accessing library resources and undertakes information research activities on behalf of clients
  • Manages library systems for recording and organising library holdings, acquisitions and purchases, and reader registrations and loan transactions
  • Supervises indexing, filing and retrieval activities
  • Manages interlibrary loan systems and information networks
  • Selects, orders, classifies and catalogues library and information resources
  • Monitors collection development and culling programs
  • Sources, manages and preserves information resources and collections throughout their lifecycle, including digital preservation
  • Designs, directs and delivers customised library services, programs and products that are responsive to community needs
  • Develops and delivers information literacy education for users

Questions

OSCA 232131: common questions

What is the OSCA code for librarian?
The OSCA 2024 code is 232131 (Librarian), skill level 1. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 232131?
ANZSCO 224611 Librarian (in part). "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Librarian on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
The lists use ANZSCO codes. ANZSCO 224611 Librarian is on the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL), according to the Home Affairs list checked on 21 October 2026.
Does Home Affairs use OSCA codes for visas?
Not yet. As of 21 October 2026, skilled occupation lists, skills assessments and visa applications still use ANZSCO codes.

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, OSCA 2024 v1.0 (CC BY 4.0); Department of Home Affairs, checked 21 October 2026. General information only, not immigration advice.

Plan your move to Australia

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