A statutory minimum wage of €1,481.88 gross a month (2026), unemployment well below the EU average and official shortages of doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, cooks and truck drivers. Find out where to look for a job in Slovenia, how to apply in Slovenian and what to do in your first weeks.
Vacancies in Slovenia are published by the Employment Service of Slovenia (Zavod Republike Slovenije za zaposlovanje, ESS), on company websites and on private job portals. Start here:
Speculative applications are worth trying: the ESS suggests business registers and databases of Slovenian exporting companies to find employers to write to directly.
For step-by-step advice on job search, CVs and interviews in any EU country, see our How to find a job abroad – 10 practical guides.
Key figures: Eurostat (population on 1 January 2026; unemployment and employment rates 2025; minimum wages July 2026); for the United Kingdom – Office for National Statistics; for Liechtenstein – national statistics. Country information: EURES – Living and working conditions, public employment services and the official government websites listed under each country. Rules, thresholds and amounts can change – check the official sources before you move. Updated: October 2026.
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