About the Job

NOC: 5111
Occupation: Librarians
Category: Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation, and Sport

Nature Of Work:

Librarians develop, organize, maintain, and promote collections or library materials. There are many different types of libraries, including public, school, university, government, and business libraries. Duties of librarians include classifying and cataloguing library materials; developing systems to access library collections; and providing specialized programs for their users.

Skills:

To work in this field, you need excellent administrative, research, organizational, writing, and planning skills, as well as intellectual curiosity. You should have supervisory skills and the ability to work with people of all ages, including other staff. A knowledge of computer systems, literature, and current information sources is also important. Being able to speak and write French would be an asset in some positions.

Other Considerations: