Greece

Country: Greece

Greece’s minimum wage rose to €920 a month on 1 April 2026, and pay normally comes 14 times a year. Unemployment has dropped from 12.5% in 2022 to 8.9% in 2025, and youth unemployment from 31.4% to 19.1%. Tourism creates many seasonal jobs, especially in summer. Find out where to look for a job, how to apply and what to do in your first weeks.

Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland can work in Greece without any permit, just like Greek students.

  • Summer jobs: tourism is the classic student job – hotels, restaurants, cafés and entertainment on the islands and the coast hire extra staff in spring and summer.
  • Apprenticeships: DYPA vocational schools offer 2-year apprenticeship programmes for people aged 15–29 in more than 37 specialisations, with paid work in a company: apprentices get 80% of the minimum daily wage – €32.87 a day from April 2026.
  • Traineeships are also part of many vocational and higher-education programmes; Erasmus+ can support a traineeship abroad.

Students from outside the EU with a residence permit for studies may work part-time.

Thinking of studying there first? See Studying in Greece – practical information.


published: 2014-09-01
last modification: 2026-10-03

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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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