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 Romania many occupations, including:

• IT – software developers, applications programmers, systems analysts and administrators, database and network professionals, ICT support technicians and service managers,
• engineering – civil, electrical and mechanical engineers, architects,
• health and care – nursing professionals, physiotherapists, health care assistants,
• construction – bricklayers, carpenters and joiners, plumbers and pipe fitters, roofers,
• hospitality and food – chefs, cooks, bakers and pastry cooks, butchers, hotel and restaurant managers,
• transport – heavy truck drivers; car, taxi and van drivers,
• business – accountants, finance managers, marketing, PR and HR professionals.

For graduates, the best-documented demand is in IT, engineering, health and business services. For most jobs, Romanian makes a big difference.