Where the jobs are in European countries

The latest EU-wide overview of shortages – the EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025 (European Labour Authority, June 2026) – lists for Bulgaria more than 100 occupations, including:

• health and care – nurses, midwives, dentists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, health care assistants,
• IT – software developers, applications programmers, systems analysts and administrators, database designers, ICT technicians and service managers,
• engineering – civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics, chemical and industrial engineers and engineering technicians,
• education – primary, secondary and vocational school teachers,
• skilled trades – bricklayers, electricians, carpenters, plumbers, roofers, sheet metal workers, welders,
• transport and hospitality – bus, tram and heavy truck drivers; cooks, waiters, bartenders, bakers, kitchen helpers.

For graduates, the list points to IT, engineering, health and teaching. Accountants and sales representatives are also in demand.