Here is the article.[Here is the article (in Norwegian)](https://frifagbevegelse.no/nyheter/i-disse-yrkene-er-det-flest-ledige-jobber-6.158.848694.732f7d4057?fbclid=IwAR3-0CF-AU3eAa-bLhQHzH6OtZu3eE2KnZwh6_gSYjpZ3Ap8RCHJo1FjOV4)

I have made a summary below, and put in some extra information that I know:
1) 100.000 avaliable positions in the health sector. Especially hospital nurses and health care workers for elderly care. The demand is national, but especially high in the country side. Big demand for midwives and elderly care in rural areas. Speaking norwegian will probably be necessary as well as formal education that meets the norwegian requirements.

2) 50.000 positions in trade, but the article doesent state what kind of positions. I think its mostly fulltime clerks in every kind of store. Speaking Norwegian will be required I think.

3) 30.000 avaliable positions in hotels and restaurants. Will probably be fine with just english skills. Some jobs are in the cities while other are seasonal and in rural touristy places.

4) 24.000 jobs in construction. Many companies hire people who speak english (or even just polish).

5) 23.000 jobs avaliable in industry. These are mostly in rural areas near the coast. For instance fish factories. There is also a seasonal demand for farmhands.

6) Norway is also missing about 100.000 skilled workers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians and so on. Norway has many regulations on these proffessions, so a certificate of apprenticeship from your country might not be accepted depending on where you come from.

I hope this helps.

6 comments

  1. Could probably do construction I guess, although I main electrical. Never dealt with heating before though since I’m in a tropical country. Do you guys have those?

  2. You can usually also do fine as in most positions if you talk fluent swedish or danish as well. For some stores (and other positions) even english will work fine

  4. what about BA or data analysts? i can see everywhere that IT is very much in demand, but i’m not sure if you could call a business analyst IT in this regard.

  5. Anecdotally, as a foreign working in a tech company here, there’s also a lack of experienced software engineers.

    We got too many applicants who have 1-2 year experience at best, but usually fresh graduate from university (or coding bootcamp), and can create some simple cookie cutter web app to put on their CV, or they have some non-very-relevant working experience like IT admin, business analytics, etc.

    The actual shortage is for people who have 5+ years of relevant experience and can not only write robust code, but also have the maturity to design/architect large-scale systems and know how to work cross-functionally (effectively coordinate demands from PM, UX, data scientists, etc). These people are like rare gems.

  6. Any vocational field. Electrician, plumber, carpenter, nurse etc.

    That’s only what I’ve heard, but I don’t know a single person from school who didn’t get at least an apprenticeship

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