Most in-demand professions by number of active job postings

Updated 2026-10-31

Compare the most in-demand professions based on 35 633 active job offers in Sweden.

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JobsCollector labour market statistics for Sweden
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2221.3
Stockholm, Linköping, Nyköping, Luleå, Uppsala, Malmö, Gävle, Karlskrona, Borås, Örebro, Göteborg, Härnösand, Norrköping, Lund, Motala
382 offers Minimum salary: 2 170 EUR Average salary: 2 987 EUR Maximum salary: 3 826 EUR
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2221.2
Luleå, Stockholm, Falun, Uppsala, Göteborg, Umeå, Härnösand, Gävle, Örebro, Östersund, Ängelholm, Borås, Bromma, Karlstad, Lund
268 offers Minimum salary: 2 690 EUR Average salary: 2 690 EUR Maximum salary: 2 690 EUR
3
Home-based personal care workers
Stockholm, Göteborg, Örebro, Täby, Falun, Skellefteå, Kalmar, Linköping, Malmö, Vallentuna, Gislaved, Helsingborg, Skoghall, Upplands Väsby, Älmhult
264 offers Minimum salary: 2 436 EUR Average salary: 3 906 EUR Maximum salary: 5 376 EUR
4
1219.6
Stockholm, Göteborg, Linköping, Malmö, Sundbyberg, Västerås, Solna, Sundsvall, Karlstad, STOCKHOLM, Trollhättan, Umeå, Hägersten, Norrköping, Örebro
234 offers Minimum salary: 3 188 EUR Average salary: 4 959 EUR Maximum salary: 5 465 EUR
5
Domestic cleaners and helpers
Stockholm, Göteborg, Karlstad, STOCKHOLM, Västerås, Linköping, Malmö, Jönköping, Borlänge, Halmstad, Motala, Nyköping, Skövde, Falun, GÖTEBORG
189 offers Minimum salary: 2 186 EUR Average salary: 2 186 EUR Maximum salary: 2 186 EUR
6
Car, taxi and van drivers
Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö, UPPSALA, Salem, Södertälje, Kista, STOCKHOLM, GÖTEBORG, Helsingborg, Johanneshov, Norsborg, ANGERED, Flen, Gävle
183 offers Minimum salary: 2 535 EUR Average salary: 2 778 EUR Maximum salary: 3 188 EUR
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Nursing professionals
Stockholm, Uppsala, Nyköping, Visby, Jönköping, Kista, Trollhättan, Kalmar, Ljungby, Västerås, Falun, Gävle, GÄVLE, Göteborg, GÖTEBORG
180 offers Minimum salary: 3 780 EUR Average salary: 4 031 EUR Maximum salary: 4 281 EUR
8
Dental assistants and therapists
Stockholm, Göteborg, Härnösand, Malmö, GÖTEBORG, Jönköping, Linköping, Trollhättan, Älvsjö, Borlänge, Falun, Helsingborg, Lund, MALMÖ, Mölndal
161 offers Minimum salary: 2 248 EUR Average salary: 2 248 EUR Maximum salary: 2 248 EUR
9
Stock clerks
Örebro, Stockholm, Eskilstuna, Jönköping, Borås, Göteborg, Malmö, Norrköping, Järfälla, Linköping, Rosersberg, STOCKHOLM, Arlandastad, Hägersten, Halmstad
145 offers Minimum salary: 3 370 EUR Average salary: 3 370 EUR Maximum salary: 3 370 EUR
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4321.1.4
Stockholm, Göteborg, Borås, Malmö, Helsingborg, Solna, STOCKHOLM, Uppsala, Borlänge, Eskilstuna, GÖTEBORG, Gothenburg, Kungsängen, Luleå, Nacka
135 offers Minimum salary: 2 573 EUR Average salary: 2 573 EUR Maximum salary: 2 573 EUR
11
Carpenters and joiners
Stockholm, Göteborg, Nacka, GÖTEBORG, Lund, ÖREBRO, Sundbyberg, Enköping, Hägersten, Kungens Kurva, Kungsbacka, Ostersund, PITEÅ, Skövde, Solna
126 offers Minimum salary: 3 469 EUR Average salary: 3 469 EUR Maximum salary: 3 469 EUR
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2212.1
Stockholm, Malmö, Uppsala, Nyköping, Göteborg, Härnösand, Karlstad, Falun, GÖTEBORG, Gävle, Karlskrona, LINKÖPING, Skövde, Västra Frölunda, Angered
122 offers Minimum salary: 3 917 EUR Average salary: 6 171 EUR Maximum salary: 8 426 EUR
13
Nursing and midwifery professionals
Karlstad, Stockholm, Uppsala, Gävle, Linköping, Malmö, Örebro, Västervik, Karlskrona, Umeå, Eskilstuna, Göteborg, GÖTEBORG, Helsingborg, Kalmar
120 offers Minimum salary: 2 505 EUR Average salary: 2 505 EUR Maximum salary: 2 505 EUR
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2310.1.41
Stockholm, Linköping, Solna, Göteborg, Malmö, Örebro, Täby, Danderyd, Eskilstuna, Habo, Jönköping, Uppsala, Älvsjö, Gävle, Halmstad
114 offers
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8322.2
Stockholm, Göteborg, Eskilstuna, JÄRFÄLLA, Örebro, Södertälje, Sundsvall, Jönköping, Malmö, Arlöv, Bålsta, Borås, Gotland, Helsingborg, Järfälla
114 offers Minimum salary: 2 551 EUR Average salary: 2 551 EUR Maximum salary: 2 551 EUR
16
Welders and flame cutters
Karlskrona, Växjö, Borås, Ljungby, Skellefteå, Stockholm, Trollhättan, Vetlanda, Älmhult, Alvesta, Bollnäs, Gävle, Göteborg, Helsingborg, Jönköping
111 offers
17
3412.4.6
Falun, Stockholm, Lund, Malmö, Mjölby, Örebro, Tierp, Älvsjö, Göteborg, Helsingborg, Linköping, Nybro, Örebro (Örebro), Östersund, Sollentuna
109 offers Minimum salary: 2 687 EUR Average salary: 3 255 EUR Maximum salary: 3 553 EUR
18
8141.1.7
Göteborg, Stockholm, Solna, Täby, Jönköping, STOCKHOLM, Kungsängen, LINKÖPING, Nacka, Norrtälje, Nyköping, Södertälje, Trollhättan, Tumba, Uppsala
106 offers Minimum salary: 2 332 EUR Average salary: 2 638 EUR Maximum salary: 2 731 EUR
19
Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified
Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö, Linköping, Örebro, Sundsvall, Uppsala, Borås, Borlänge, Helsingborg, Karlskrona, Kista, Luleå, Skogås, Svedala
105 offers
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2261.1
Stockholm, STOCKHOLM, Borlänge, Falun, Malmö, Göteborg, Jönköping, Kristianstad, Kumla, Örebro, Östersund, Sundbyberg, TÄBY, Umeå, Uppsala
103 offers Minimum salary: 4 099 EUR Average salary: 4 099 EUR Maximum salary: 4 099 EUR

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