Switzerland needs skilled workers for its labor market. For Swiss employers, it has become really difficult to find engineers, technical workers, and IT specialists, etc this year. Swiss Cantons such as Basel, Geneva, and Zurich have already been urging the government to open the doors for Non-EU skilled migrants, so that shortage of workers could be covered.
Compiled annually by Adecco Switzerland in collaboration with the University of Zurich, the shortage occupations index shows that more and more labor market professions are having difficulties hiring professionals. This year top 32 in-demand job professions with shortage are (courtesy vi/ui indicator; sources: SMM, AVAM (SECO)):
| Ranking wise Occupations |
| 1 Engineers 2 Technicians 3 Fiduciary jobs 4 Information technology (IT) 5 Medicine and pharmaceutical 6 Technical specialists 7 Legal jobs 8 Technical draughting jobs 9 Chemical and plastics processing jobs 10 Metalworking and mechanical engineering jobs |
| 11 Advertising, marketing, and tourism jobs 12 Postal and telecommunications 13 Food and luxury food manufacturing and processing jobs 14 Electrical engineering and electronics jobs, watchmaking industry jobs, and vehicle and appliance engineering and maintenance jobs 15 Wood processing and paper manufacturing and processing jobs 16 Social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences jobs 17 Teaching and educational jobs 18 Machinists 19 Banking and insurance sector jobs |
| 20 Media professionals and related jobs 21 Public order and security jobs 22 Entrepreneurs, directors and head clerks 23 Therapy and caregiver jobs 24 Artistic jobs 25 Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs 26 Transportation and logistics jobs 27 Textile processing, printing, and warehouse 28 Trade and retail jobs 29 Construction 30 Hospitality and housekeeping jobs 31 Commercial and administrative jobs 32 Cleaning, sanitation and personal care jobs |
How to find a job in Switzerland?
There are always many ways to find a job in a country like Switzerland. The most important place for this is the federal government agency and regional employment centers. The main website of regional employment centers helps you find a job in different cantons of Switzerland with your desired positions and choice. You can register on the website to get more information, tips and tricks to find an employer in Switzerland. Click here to open this website for complete information.
Trade and qualification recognition
In order to work in Switzerland, you surely need to get you vocational qualification or graduation documents attested by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). This department gives you complete information about the procedure to get your recognition of skills and education in Swiss cantons. Click here to open the official website of this department.
Where to apply for a visa?
Depending on the location and your country of residence, the following are the different ways to apply for a Swiss visa:
- by filling out an application for a visa online
- by submitting a visa application to a Swiss consulate or Embassy
- through certain and appointed visa application centers
- at the representation of other Schengen Embassy
Click here to check the country-wise list of Swiss Embassy and consulates all over the world.
You must also note that only short-term Schengen visas that are up to 90 days can be applied online for the purpose of visit, touring, family visit or a business visit. All other long-term national visas must be submitted to the respective embassy or consulate in your country of residence.
Want to know more about living and working in Switzerland?
If you still want to get more information about working and living in Switzerland, you can get a complete guide and information on this pdf file, you can download it here to know it all.
Click here to download living and working in Switzerland guide-book.
What documents are required to get a Work visa?
There are a number of educational, identity, vocational, and professional documents in order to get a work permit of Switzerland. Here is a list of such documents that include compulsory and optional ones.