Shortage occupations in Lithuania in 2023
The best employment prospects for job seekers in 2023 will be in the following professional fields:
Professionals in advertising and marketing, executive and administrative secretaries, stock clerks, accounting and bookkeeping clerks, social work associates, nurses, accountants, commercial sales representatives, and primary and secondary education teachers are examples of specialists.
Workers in the service sector and skilled trades include heavy truck and lorry drivers, sales assistants in retail establishments, cooks, car, taxi, and van drivers, mechanics and repairers of motor vehicles, tailors, dressmakers, furriers, and hatters, as well as bakers, pastry chefs, and confectionery makers.
Unskilled workers include cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels, and other establishments, freight handlers, manufacturing workers who aren't otherwise classified, kitchen assistants, sweepers and related workers, civil engineering workers, hand packers, shelf fillers, and workers on mixed-crop and livestock farms.
Where can I find the workers?
The sector of services is where there is the most outstanding labour supply. Using the e-services offered by the Employment Service at www.uzt.lt, it is possible to look for employees. Employers can choose the best candidates by attending hiring fairs held at the Client Service Divisions of the Employment Service, followed by job seekers registered with the Employment Service. In addition, numerous active labour market policy initiatives aimed at assisting employers in finding qualified applicants to fill open positions.
The following professionals have the lowest likelihood of finding employment in Lithuania this year: Specialists include translators, interpreters, and other linguists. Skilled workers include security guards, cosmetologists, hairdressers, beauticians, related professionals, florists, and gardeners. Insurance agents, librarians, interior designers, and those in the legal and related fields are specialists.
Brief description of the labour market:
On April 1, 2023, there were 157 879 unemployed people in the nation (or 9% of the working-age population), and 23,162 job openings were recorded in the Employment Service's database. Employers reported fewer job openings in 2022, according to Employment Services data. The need for labour decreased by 44.6% from 2022 to today. Every month, job seekers could choose from more than 20,000 openings provided by the Employment Service specialists. The services sector and industry will generate most of the new jobs in 2023. Lithuania's economy and labour force have been expanding steadily in recent years. The economy of high technologies is expected to grow, and there will be more opportunities for skilled workers and operators.
Hot jobs:
Top 10 of the most required occupations (managers, professionals and clerical support workers) in Lithuania
- Advertising and marketing professionals
- Administrative and executive secretaries
- Stock clerks
- Accounting and bookkeeping clerks
- Nursing professionals
- Commercial sales representatives
- Social work associate professionals
- Social work and counselling professionals
- Accountants
- Early childhood educators
Top 10 of the most required occupations (service workers and skilled workers) in Lithuania
- Heavy truck and lorry drivers
- Shop sales assistants
- Cooks
- Car, taxi and van drivers
- Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers
- Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and hatters
- Bakers, pastry cooks and confectionery makers
- Housebuilders
- Mobile farm and forestry plant operators
- Plumbers and pipe fitters
Lithuania Shortage Occupations List: No Work Permit Needed
Construction sector
- 711102 Wide profile builder
- 711202 Bricklayer
- 711203 Fire brick mason, fire hardener
- 711405 Concrete reinforcement worker
- 711407 Concrete worker
- 711511 Carpenter Fitter
- 711518 Window and Door Installer
- 711911 Scaffolder
- 711912 Scaffold builder
- 711916 Road Repairer
- 711917 Asphalt paver
- 711919 Wayfarer
- 712203 Paver
- 712207 Tiler
- 712212 Tiler
- 712213 Tiler, finisher
- 712301 Plasterer finisher
- 712302 Plasterer
- 712305 Plasterer with decorative plaster
- 712306 External plasterer
- 712307 Installer-finisher of plasterboard partitions
- 712401 Insulator
- 712402 Boiler and pipe insulator
- 712403 Building heater
- 712406 Installer of thermal insulation of boilers and pipes
- 712407 Installer of thermal insulation
- 712408 Installer of waterproofing
- 712602 Pipe fitter
- 712605 Ship piping installer
- 712606 Sewer installer
- 712610 Pipeline jointer
- 712611 Pipelayer
- 712612 Main (main) pipelayer connector
- 712613 Plumber
- 712617 Plumbing and heating system equipment installer
- 712619 Installer of plumbing systems and devices
- 712621 Installer of domestic plumbing pipes and equipment
- 712622 Plumber
- 712623 Installer of technological pipelines and devices
- 721206 Welder
- 721210 Contact welder
- 721212 Electric welder
- 721213 Gas welder
- 721214 Gas and electric welder
- 721215 Manual electric welder
- 721218 Spot welder
- 741101 Electrician
- 741104 Building electrical installation electrician
- 834108 Mechanizer
- 834201 Road marking equipment operator
- 834202 Bulldozer driver
- 834204 Excavator driver
- 834205 Road grader and scraper driver
- 834206 Plentvoli machinist
- 834213 Ground handling equipment operator
- 834218 Paver operator
- 834221 Asphalt spreader operator
- 834320 Tower Crane Operator
Industry sector
- 711911 Scaffolder
- 712406 Installer of thermal insulation of boilers and pipes
- 712408 Installer of waterproofing
- 712602 Pipe fitter
- 712605 Ship piping installer
- 712606 Sewer installer
- 712610 Pipeline jointer
- 712611 Pipelayer
- 712612 Main (main) pipelayer connector
- 712613 Plumber
- 712617 Pipeline and heating system equipment installer
- 712622 Plumber
- 712623 Installer of technological pipelines and devices
- 713106 Ship hull painter
- 713202 Painter of industrial products
- 721206 Welder
- 721210 Contact welder
- 721212 Electric welder
- 721213 Gas welder
- 721214 Gas and electric welder
- 721215 Manual electric welder
- 721218 Spot welder
- 721402 Assembler (installer) of steel structures
- 721403 Installer of metal structures
- 721407 Structural metalworker
- 721410 Installer of ship metal structures
- 721411 Steel structure shop worker
- 721418 Assembler of metal ship hulls
- 721419 Metal structure assembly locksmith
- 722301 Metal driller
- 722322 Tuner of automatic lines
- 722324 Wide profile machinist
- 722329 Software control machine operator
- 722333 Milling machine
- 722342 Operator of a metalworking machine centre
- 722344 Metalworking machine operator
- 722346 Armature Manufacturing Machine Operator
- 722348 Metal bending machine operator
- 722359 Metal Cutting Machine Operator
- 722364 Metal Stamping Machine Operator
- 722367 Tool Lathe Operator
- 722373 Operator of machines for the production of metal products
- 722374 Metal Milling Machine Operator
- 722385 Metal stamping press operator
- 722396 Automatic machine line operator
- 723302 Repair locksmith, locksmith repairman
- 723310 Industrial equipment locksmith assembler
- 723328 Industrial equipment mechanic
- 723348 Locksmith welder
- 723351 Ventilation and air conditioning systems locksmith
- 723361 Device assembly locksmith repairman
- 731818 Sorter of products, semi-finished products and materials
- 741101 Electrician
- 741104 Building electrical installation electrician
- 741203 Electrician
- 741220 Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment electrician
- 751104 Butcher
- 751107 Fish cutter
- 751108 Meat cutter
- 751109 Meat maker
- 751110 Poultry meat preparer
- 751113 Preparer of fish fillets
- 751114 Preparer of fish semi-finished products
- 751115 Technical raw material preparer
- 751116 Sausage producer
- 751125 Nervemaker
- 751126 Ripper
- 751128 Meat smokehouse worker
- 751131 Sausage workshop worker
- 751133 Raw material shredder (Malay)
- 751139 Meat cutter
- 751201 Baker
- 751203 Breadbaker
- 751234 Packer (food industry)
- 751239 Preparer of semi-finished products
- 752310 Tuner operator of wood milling machines
- 752319 Woodworking machine operator
- 752325 Furniture manufacturing machine operator
- 752331 Wood product manufacturing machine operator
- 753102 Tailor of women’s clothes
- 753113 Tailor
- 753120 Tailor of men’s clothes
- 753126 Tailor
- 753220 Hairdresser
- 754303 Quality controller
- 811224 Stone processing plant operator
- 815301 Sewing Machine Operator
- 815305 Garment Sewing Machine Operator
- 816005 Fish processing plant operator
- 816010 Operator of meat products production facilities
- 816040 Bread Baking Equipment Operator
- 816080 Operator of the technological line for the production of food products
- 818312 Filling and packing machine operator
Service sector
- 413203 Computer scientist
- 833102 Trolleybus driver
- 833103 Driver of an international passenger transport vehicle
- 833209 International freight transport vehicle driver
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries sector
- 611202 Qualified fruit tree and shrub farm worker
- 611308 Mushroom grower
- 611317 Skilled horticulture worker
- 612128 Qualified worker of a mixed livestock farm
- 612133 Milking Equipment Operator
- 834108 Mechanizer
- 834202 Bulldozer driver
- 834204 Excavator operator
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