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Study for a career: where your job is in demand

For twelve common careers, whether the job appears on the official skills or shortage list of eight countries students choose most, with a link to each list and the date it was checked.

By the Studies Multiverse team · checked 26 September 2026 against each official page · how we check

Studying abroad is often the first step to working abroad. Several governments publish the occupations they most want to fill, and being on such a list can make a work visa easier after you graduate. This page reads those official lists for twelve common careers.

NurseDoctorSoftware developerCivil or mechanical engineerSchool teacherAccountantPharmacistSocial workerData scientistVeterinarianArchitectElectrician (vocational)

Choose a career above to see the countries where it is on an official skills or shortage list.

How to read this

  • Being on a list helps; it does not guarantee a visa. Each list has its own conditions, such as salary levels or a job offer.Source: gov.uk, 3 August 2026
  • Lists change, often yearly. The UK Immigration Salary List, for example, mostly lapses on 31 December 2026.Source: gov.uk, 3 August 2026
  • “Check the list” means we could not confirm the entry from the official page on the day we checked. Open the list itself.
  • In Germany a foreign degree must be recognised for regulated professions, and often to get a work visa at all.Source: make-it-in-germany.com, 22 September 2026

Rules change. Every line above links to the official page it comes from; read it before you act, and tell us if something has changed: report a correction.

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