20 in-demand jobs for a Norwegian Work Visa

• Around 190 companies in Norway are facing labour shortages, including cleaning, construction, food preparation, healthcare, and hospitality
• In Norway, the Norwegian language is considered one of the easiest languages for English speakers to learn
• Norway has also appeared among EURES countries with the highest dependency rate on foreign-trained doctors
• Foreigners who belong to most in-demand occupations have high chances of getting employment opportunities in Norway

 

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Norway labour shortage

The 2023 EURES report on shortages and surpluses revealed that Norway is struggling with a lack of workers in 193 professions. Shortages are distributed among hospitality, personal services, IT, healthcare, food preparation, cleaning, and healthcare sectors. Norway has also appeared among the six EU countries with the highest number of occupations in shortage. Foreigners who belong to most in-demand occupations have more employment opportunities in Norway. Norwegian language is considered as the easiest and fast learning language for English speakers.

 

Roles facing shortages in Norway

 

Norway has also reported seven excess occupations, such as beauticians, freight handlers, building caretakers, vehicle cleaners, and related workers, receptionists, stock clerks, and graphic and multimedia designers.

 

Finding employment opportunities in these occupations may be difficult due to the high competition.
 

In-demand jobs in Norway
Accounting and Finance	.NET Developers
Agricultural professionals	Nursing Professionals
Applications programmers	Pharmaceutical Assistants
Administration Managers	Physiotherapists
Civil Engineers	Power Engineers
Mechanical Engineers	Sales Managers
Electrical Engineers	IT Analysts
Electronic Engineers	Software Developers
Financial Managers	Telecommunications Engineers
Forest Officers	Human Resource Managers
Healthcare Assistants

 

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Norway Relies on Foreign Doctors

Norway has appeared among EURES countries with the highest dependence on foreign doctors. Also with specialist/generalist medical practitioners, Norway has reported other healthcare-related occupations, including midwifery professionals and nursing professionals.

 

According to EURES report, Ireland, Norway, and Switzerland show the highest dependency on foreign trained doctors.

 

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Cost to living in Norway

According to Numbeo, the living costs for a single person per month in Norway are estimated to be about €1,100 (NOK 12,981), this does not include the rent. And monthly rent for a one-room apartment in Norway will be around €812 (NOK 9,570) outside the city centre and €1,112 (NOK 13106) in the city centre.

 

Comparatively living costs are higher and it also varies depending on the number of family members and location.

 

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