How to become a library officer
Official title: Library officer
Also called: Big data archive library officer, Library technician, Library technician
Library officer assists librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogues, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials. He/she also compiles records, sorts and shelves books or other media, removes or repairs damaged books or other media, registers patrons and checks materials in and out of the circulation process. He/she replaces materials in shelving areas.
Main tasks
- Ordering new library materials and maintaining library records and circulation systems
- Cataloguing printed and recorded material
- Entering data into databases and editing computer records
- Operating audio-visual and reprographic equipment
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $35,232 a year. The middle half earn $27,600 to $39,744 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a library officer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $35,232 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $27,600 to $39,744.
Will AI change the work of a library officer?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026