Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:57 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:57 +0500 60 Sweden requires thousands of foreign workers in several fields https://english.aaj.tv/news/30349704/sweden-requires-thousands-of-foreign-workers-in-several-fields <p><strong>Faced with a shortage of skilled labourers in several fields, Sweden needs more than 100,000 skilled workers, giving ample opportunities to foreigners to apply for a job of their expertise, Y-Asix reported on Friday.</strong></p> <p>Fields that need skilled labourers include IT, healthcare, engineering, education, construction, manufacturing, and machine operations.</p> <p>It is pertinent to mention that Swedish law requires a foreigner to be offered a salary of at least €1,220 to get a Swedish work visa.</p> <p>The most in-demand jobs include:</p> <ul> <li>Doctors</li> <li>Midwives</li> <li>Civil engineers</li> <li>Police officers</li> <li>Primary school teachers</li> <li>Nursing assistants</li> <li>System analysts and IT architects</li> <li>Software and system developers</li> <li>Specialist nurses</li> <li>Special needs teachers and educators</li> </ul> <p>According to the European Labour Authority, around 41% of private employers said that they had faced a workers shortage when recruiting in the last six months along with 60% of public employers who also experienced a recruitment shortage in the same period.</p> <p>Other than IT, and healthcare, Sweden is also facing a shortage of workers in the construction and skilled trades, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing and machine operations sectors.</p> <p>The most in-demand occupations related to these sectors include:</p> <ul> <li>Healthcare assistants</li> <li>Bus and tram drivers</li> <li>Plumbers and pipefitters</li> <li>Welders</li> <li>Carpenters and Joiners</li> <li>Manufacturing machine operators</li> <li>Mobile farm and forestry plant operators</li> <li>Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers</li> <li>Construction workers</li> <li>Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers</li> </ul> <p>Foreigners who have expertise in any specified occupation will have a higher chance of securing a Swedish work visa.</p> Faced with a shortage of skilled labourers in several fields, Sweden needs more than 100,000 skilled workers, giving ample opportunities to foreigners to apply for a job of their expertise, Y-Asix reported on Friday.

Fields that need skilled labourers include IT, healthcare, engineering, education, construction, manufacturing, and machine operations.

It is pertinent to mention that Swedish law requires a foreigner to be offered a salary of at least €1,220 to get a Swedish work visa.

The most in-demand jobs include:

  • Doctors
  • Midwives
  • Civil engineers
  • Police officers
  • Primary school teachers
  • Nursing assistants
  • System analysts and IT architects
  • Software and system developers
  • Specialist nurses
  • Special needs teachers and educators

According to the European Labour Authority, around 41% of private employers said that they had faced a workers shortage when recruiting in the last six months along with 60% of public employers who also experienced a recruitment shortage in the same period.

Other than IT, and healthcare, Sweden is also facing a shortage of workers in the construction and skilled trades, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing and machine operations sectors.

The most in-demand occupations related to these sectors include:

  • Healthcare assistants
  • Bus and tram drivers
  • Plumbers and pipefitters
  • Welders
  • Carpenters and Joiners
  • Manufacturing machine operators
  • Mobile farm and forestry plant operators
  • Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers
  • Construction workers
  • Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers

Foreigners who have expertise in any specified occupation will have a higher chance of securing a Swedish work visa.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/30349704 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:47:45 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) A Palestinian worker fixes the Swedish flag at the Consulate General of Sweden in Jerusalem, on October 5, 2014. AFP