A new study by the Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) has shown that almost one in three professions (53 of 163) is suffering from a shortage of labour.
Employers are particularly struggling to find nurses, electricians and IT professionals (more specifically systemvetare) with the right skill set. There is also a lack of teachers, but demand is expected to fall in coming years as fewer children have been born.
On the other hand, an ageing population means that the need for healthcare workers is expected to rise.
There is also what the agency describes as a "paradoxical situation" within some professions, such as cleaners, pharmacists and waiters, where there is a need for new staff and a potential supply of labour, but issues matching staff to jobs. This could be due to part-time work, staff not having the right skills, or skilled staff leaving the professions. Many waiters are for example registered as unemployed, the agency said.
The study split professions up by region and industry, ranking the chances of finding a job in each one as small, medium or large. There were also a number of professions which were not included due to a lack of data.
Which professions have the largest chance of finding a job?
The biggest chunk of professions in the group with the best chance of finding a job were, perhaps unsurprisingly, roles within healthcare, including everything from vets to physiotherapists, while there were also some less common jobs on the list, like pizza bakers, cantors (church singers) and organists. Here's the full list.
Healthcare:
- Workplace therapists
- Midwives
- Biomedical analysts
- District nurses
- Physiotherapists
- Nurses with foundational training
- Doctors (not including specialists)
- Operation nurses
- Opticians
- Pharmacists
- Specialist doctors
- Dental hygienists
- Dentists
- Dental nurses
- Assistant nurses
- Vets
- Assistant carers
- Medical secretaries/healthcare administrators
Construction:
- Construction workers (anläggningsarbetare) with professional diploma
- Sheet metal workers within building and ventilation, with diploma
- Civil engineers within building and construction
- Engineers and technicians within building and construction
- Painters, with diploma
- Roofers, with diploma
- Plumbers, with professional certificate
Data/IT:
- IT operations engineers
- IT security specialists
- Software and system developers
- System analysts and IT architects
Sales:
- Retail salespeople (specifically within boats and motor vehicles)
- Company salesperson
- Telephone sales
Craft professions:
- Bakers and confectioners
- Carpentry (furniture, interior design and specialist carpentry)
Hotel, restaurant and hospitality:
- Bartenders
- Chefs
- Head chefs and sous chefs
- Pizza bakers
- Restaurant and kitchen assistants
- Serving staff
Industrial production:
- Car and sheet metal workers
- CNC and machine operators working with metal
- Vehicle assembly
- Painters and industrial painters
- Electricians and assembly of electronic equipment
- Welders and gas cutters
Beauty and healthcare:
- Hairdressers
Culture, media and design:
- Cantors (church singers) and organists
Nature:
- Forestry workers
- Gardeners
Science:
- Chemists
Teaching:
- After school teachers (fritidspedagoger)
- Preschool teachers
- Primary school teachers
- Subject teachers
- Special education teachers
- Driving teachers
Cleaning and sanitation:
- Sanitation workers
- Cleaners
Social work:
- Personal assistants
- Carers and support assistants
Safety work:
- Firemen
- Officers in prisons and pre-trial detention centres
- Security advisers and inspectors
Technical work:
- Electrical engineers and technicians, including civil engineers
- Civil engineers within electrical power
- Mechanical engineers and technicians, including civil engineers
Transport:
- Couriers
- Bus and tram drivers
- Long-distance truck drivers
- Truck drivers
- Taxi drivers
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