Most in-demand professions by number of active job postings

Updated 03/11/2026

Compare the most in-demand professions based on 1 652 858 active job offers in France.

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JobsCollector labour market statistics for France
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Electronics mechanics and servicers
Toulouse, Île-de-France, Nantes, Paris, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Dijon, Rennes, Metz, Reims, Besançon, Grenoble, Orléans, Annecy, France
16 420 offers Minimum salary: 350 EUR Average salary: 2 481 EUR Maximum salary: 13 333 EUR
22
Real estate agents and property managers
Paris 9e Arrondissement, Paris, Nice, Nantes, Toulouse, Lyon 5e Arrondissement, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Rennes, Marseille 7e Arrondissement, Tours, Cannes, Marseille, Annecy, Toulon
16 239 offers Minimum salary: 42 EUR Average salary: 4 616 EUR Maximum salary: 13 000 EUR
23
Cooks
Paris, Strasbourg, PARIS, Rennes, Nice, Reims, NICE, Lille, Saint-Malo, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, TOULOUSE, Aix-en-Provence, Montpellier
14 566 offers Minimum salary: 124 EUR Average salary: 2 072 EUR Maximum salary: 10 320 EUR
24
Bricklayers and related workers
Toulouse, Brest, Rennes, Reims, Dijon, Rochelle, Saint-Nazaire, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Caen, Angoulême, Clermont-Ferrand, Lorient, Rochefort, Quimper, Metz
14 479 offers Minimum salary: 305 EUR Average salary: 2 179 EUR Maximum salary: 5 000 EUR
25
Building and related electricians
Metz, Nantes, Rennes, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Annecy, Montpellier, Lorient, Clermont-Ferrand, Rochelle, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Nice, Île-de-France, Tours
14 095 offers Minimum salary: 373 EUR Average salary: 2 181 EUR Maximum salary: 3 750 EUR
26
Carpenters and joiners
Rennes, Angoulême, Saint-Nazaire, Toulouse, Clermont-Ferrand, Annecy, Dijon, Strasbourg, Rochelle, Quimper, Brest, Bordeaux, Montaigu-Vendée, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Île-de-France
14 059 offers Minimum salary: 373 EUR Average salary: 2 180 EUR Maximum salary: 7 184 EUR
27
Welders and flame cutters
Beignon, Saint-Nazaire, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Cheffois, Toulouse, Rochelle, Herbiers, Brest, Luçon, Mouilleron-le-Captif, Île-de-France, Clermont-Ferrand, Sainte-Cécile, Chantonnay, Chanverrie
14 039 offers Minimum salary: 394 EUR Average salary: 2 146 EUR Maximum salary: 12 500 EUR
28
Administrative and executive secretaries
Paris 9e Arrondissement, Paris, Toulouse, Île-de-France, Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, PARIS, Nantes, Lille, Montpellier, Paris 8e Arrondissement, Dijon, Lyon 5e Arrondissement
13 357 offers Minimum salary: 133 EUR Average salary: 2 235 EUR Maximum salary: 12 500 EUR
29
Fast food preparers
Paris, PARIS, Nantes, MONTPELLIER, Toulouse, Orléans, Nice, BORDEAUX, NICE, Rennes, TOULOUSE, Lille, Bordeaux, MARSEILLE, Montpellier
12 937 offers Minimum salary: 75 EUR Average salary: 1 922 EUR Maximum salary: 10 500 EUR
30
Waiters
Paris, PARIS, Strasbourg, NICE, Paris 9e Arrondissement, Nantes, ST MALO, BORDEAUX, TOULOUSE, LA ROCHELLE, Saint-Malo, LILLE, STRASBOURG, Aix-en-Provence, Toulouse
12 929 offers Minimum salary: 50 EUR Average salary: 2 006 EUR Maximum salary: 9 601 EUR
31
Livestock farm labourers
Paris, Grasse, Île-de-France, Besançon, Nantes, Antibes, Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Beaupréau-en-Mauges, Rennes, Chalon-sur-Saône, Montanay, Tours, Nice
12 893 offers Minimum salary: 100 EUR Average salary: 2 180 EUR Maximum salary: 12 500 EUR
32
Electrical mechanics and fitters
Paris 9e Arrondissement, Saint-Nazaire, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Nantes, Lorient, Havre, Clermont-Ferrand, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Dunkerque, Bourg-en-Bresse, Île-de-France, Reims, Rochelle, Mulhouse
12 581 offers Minimum salary: 373 EUR Average salary: 2 386 EUR Maximum salary: 5 280 EUR
33
Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers
Châteaubourg, Laval, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bourg-en-Bresse, Quimper, Rennes, Saint-Malo, Lorient, Trémorel, Angers, Rochelle, Cholet, Marseille, Vitré, Concarneau
12 541 offers Minimum salary: 267 EUR Average salary: 2 154 EUR Maximum salary: 5 417 EUR
34
Specialist medical practitioners
Bordeaux, Toulouse, Paris, Île-de-France, Nantes, Paris 9e Arrondissement, Lille, Rennes, Nancy, Mont-de-Marsan, Mans, Châteauroux, Lyon 5e Arrondissement, Nice, Poitiers
12 282 offers Minimum salary: 375 EUR Average salary: 9 395 EUR Maximum salary: 29 400 EUR
35
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Paris, Nantes, Toulouse, Île-de-France, Bordeaux, TOULOUSE, Nice, PARIS, Strasbourg, Aix-en-Provence, Annecy, Montpellier, Pau, Clermont-Ferrand, Rennes
11 752 offers Minimum salary: 74 EUR Average salary: 2 493 EUR Maximum salary: 16 667 EUR
36
Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers
Paris, PARIS, Strasbourg, Annecy, Nancy, NICE, Rennes, Locminé, Aix-en-Provence, Paris 9e Arrondissement, Teste-de-Buch, Nice, Pluvigner, Saint-Malo, Angers
11 567 offers Minimum salary: 3 EUR Average salary: 2 092 EUR Maximum salary: 7 583 EUR
37
Social work associate professionals
Paris, Cognac, Perpignan, Saintes, Toulouse, Annecy, Bussac-sur-Charente, Narbonne, Royan, Nancy, Saint-Étienne, Strasbourg, Besançon, Lille, Rochefort
11 112 offers Minimum salary: 182 EUR Average salary: 2 121 EUR Maximum salary: 13 333 EUR
38
Air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics
Nantes, Bordeaux, Paris, Toulouse, Reims, Montpellier, Rennes, Paris 9e Arrondissement, Strasbourg, Île-de-France, Annecy, Saint-Nazaire, Dijon, Angoulême, Nice
10 708 offers Minimum salary: 350 EUR Average salary: 2 449 EUR Maximum salary: 8 333 EUR
39
5223.4
Paris, Orléans, PARIS, Toulouse, Nice, Bordeaux, Annecy, Strasbourg, Dijon, Lille, Rennes, Montpellier, Île-de-France, Metz, TOULOUSE
10 124 offers Minimum salary: 160 EUR Average salary: 2 208 EUR Maximum salary: 14 000 EUR
40
Metal working machine tool setters and operators
Marnaz, Cluses, Besançon, Serres-Castet, Toulouse, Tarnos, Marignier, Nantes, Mauléon, Annecy, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Montréverd, Scionzier, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, Luçon
9 797 offers Minimum salary: 588 EUR Average salary: 2 231 EUR Maximum salary: 8 333 EUR

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