Shortage Occupation List

The Positive List for Skilled Work in Denmark is a list of professions facing a shortage of qualified professionals. If you’re offered a job from this list, you can apply for a Danish residence and work permit.

The list is updated twice a year, on January 1st and July 1st. If your job requires university-level qualifications in a field with a shortage of professionals, you can also benefit from the Positive List for the Highly Educated.

Here’s a list of jobs on the Positive List for Skilled Work, organized by professional field. Each job title comes with its corresponding classification code (DISCO-08-code).

1. Science and engineering associate professionals
   • 311200: Surveying and Mapping Technician
   • 311800: Draughtsman
2. Health professionals
   • 325800: Paramedic
3. Business and administration associate professionals
   • 331300: Accountant Assistant
   • 332110: Insurance Agent
   • 332200: Sales Consultant
   • 332200: Sales and Account Manager
   • 333110: Customs Officer
   • 333410: Real Estate Agent
   • 333430: Property Manager
   • 334400: Medical Secretary
4. Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals
   • 341300: Parish Clerk
   • 343200: Floral Decorator
5. Information and communication technician work
   • 351300: IT Operator
6. General and secretary clerks
   • No professions
7. Numerical and material recording clerks
   • 431100: Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerk
   • 431100: Sales Support Assistant
8. Office and Costumer Service Clerks
   • 441600: Human Resources Assistant
9. Personal services workers
   • 512000: Chef
10. Sales workers (excluding agent workers)
    • No professions
11. Personal care workers
    • • 532120: Social and Health Care Assistant, institutions and hospitals (excl. nursing homes)

    Requirement: Danish authorisation

    • • 532220: Social and Health Care Assistant, private homes (incl. nursing homes)

    Requirement: Danish authorisation

12. Market-oriented skilled agricultural and nursery workers
    • 611320: Landscape Gardener
13. Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)
    • 711210: Bricklayer
    • 711510: Carpenter
    • 713110: Building Painter and Decorator
14. Metal, machinery and related trades workers
    • 721200: Welder
    • 721300: Sheet Metal and Construction Blacksmith
    • 721300: Bodywork Metal Worker
    • 721400: Shipbuilder
    • 722100: Sheet Metal Worker
    • 722300: Service Technician, Iron and Metal
    • 722300: Industrial Technician
    • 722300: CNC-operator
    • 723110: Mechanic, passenger cars and vans
    • 723190: Bicycle mechanic
    • 723300: Industrial Mechanic
15. Handicraft and printing workers
    • 731100: Precision mechanic
16. Electrical and electronic trades workers
    • 741100: Electrician
17. Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers
    • 752200: Cabinetmaker
18. Operator work at stationary plants and machines
    • No professions

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