"Categorized: Positions that Might Evade Swedish Work Permit Minimum Salary Requirement"
The Swedish Migration Agency has proposed a list of 145 job titles that could be exempted from a future salary threshold for work permits, aiming to ease labor migration in sectors with shortages. However, it's important to note that this proposal is purely advisory, and under current legislation, these exceptions cannot be applied.
The list, which was put forward in an analysis by the Swedish Public Employment Service, includes a variety of roles such as engineers, technicians, IT roles, and specialists in environmental protection and environmental technology. Interestingly, the list also includes job titles with regional shortages, such as geologists and geophysicists in Upper Norrland, while taxi drivers have a shortage in Stockholm and upper Norrland only.
Notably, the Migration Agency removed jobs for which people were actually hired internationally in 2023 and 2024 from its proposal, starting with those which have seen the highest amount of migration. On the other hand, only three job titles - officers, special officers, and soldiers - require Swedish citizenship.
The government has delayed moving forward on its proposal for a new salary threshold for work permits for more than a year. As of now, the government plans to set the salary threshold at Sweden's median salary, currently 37,100 kronor, but the Migration Agency based its analysis on a salary of 35,600 kronor, which was the median salary in 2023.
The exact 95 job titles proposed by the Swedish Migration Agency for possible exemption from a future salary threshold for work permits are not found in the current search results. For a precise and official list, checking the Swedish Migration Agency's official website or recent government publications directly would be necessary.
In addition, it's worth mentioning that the list does not limit the proposed job titles to those for which employers have not applied in the past, as this does not necessarily mean that employers will not want to hire internationally for these roles in the future.
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Finance and business sectors, while not explicitly mentioned in the list, could potentially benefit from the proposed changes in work permits as they are known for having labor shortages and are among the sectors that frequently hire internationally. Moreover, ongoing education and self-development in areas such as environmental protection, environmental technology, IT, engineering, and geology could increase one's chances of landing jobs exempted from the future salary threshold for work permits.
