How to become a Teacher Librarian

Builds and delivers library and information management services in schools, works collaboratively with teachers to select appropriate resources that support the curriculum, and teaches students to access and use quality information and recreational reading material.

Main tasks

• Provides activities that focus on literature, the promotion of reading and literacy development to meet the interests and needs of school students
• Delivers programs on digital and information literacy that support curriculum knowledge, understanding and skills
• Provides activities that promote enquiry-based learning, critical and creative thinking, digital literacy and ethical understanding in curriculum areas
• Provides physical and intellectual access to information and ideas, including library facilities, material resources and pedagogical programs and services (physical and digital), for school teachers and students
• Manages schools' physical and digital learning spaces where reading, enquiry, research, critical thinking, imagination and creativity are central to learning and teaching
• Resources the curriculum and leads services and programs that are developed collaboratively with school staff
• Undertakes programming, collection development and outreach to support students across a full range of abilities, and welcomes diverse cultural, linguistic, religious and other unique groups into the school libraries
• Liaises with other library groups in the broader community

Ways in

• University: Arts & Humanities degrees, Offered by 38 universities in Australia
• University: Education & Teaching degrees, Offered by 37 universities in Australia
• TAFE and VET: Certificate III in Library and Information Services (BSB30420)
• Licence or registration: Registration or licensing is required.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Typical full-time pay: $115,752 a year
• About 168,600 people work in this job group now, and about 188,400 are projected by 2035. (+11.7%)
• AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Teacher Librarian?

Ways in include: Arts & Humanities degrees; Education & Teaching degrees; Certificate III in Library and Information Services.

How much does a Teacher Librarian earn in Australia?

Median full-time pay is $115,752 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Is a Teacher Librarian a growing career in Australia?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 12% by 2035, from about 168,600 to about 188,400 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Teacher Librarian?

Usually. 93% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a Teacher Librarian?

AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

Sources

• Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04