How to become a Library Clerk

Official title: Library Clerks

Library clerks lend, classify and shelve library materials and help users find information.

Main tasks

• Record loans and returns of books, periodicals and other materials, and keep related records
• Catalogue and shelve books, periodicals and other materials
• Handle periodical subscription renewals

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Demand for Clerical support jobs is projected at about 1,305,000 in 2024 and about 1,324,000 in 2030. (+1.5%)
• Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

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• Mail Sorting Clerks and Carriers
• Coding, Proof-Reading and Related Clerks
• Filing and Copying Clerks
• Education and Related Clerks
• Other Clerical Support Workers Not Elsewhere Classified

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Questions people ask

Is a Library Clerk a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change 1.5% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Library Clerk?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, 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