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Denmark Shortage Occupation List: Detailed Guide
What Is the Positive List for Skilled Work?
The Positive List for Skilled Work features occupations in high demand in Denmark due to a shortage of qualified professionals.
If you’ve received a job offer in one of these occupations, you may be eligible to apply for a residence and work permit under this scheme.
The list is revised twice a year, on January 1st and July 1st, to reflect changes in the Danish labor market.
If your job offer is in a field that requires a university-level education and is also experiencing a skills shortage, you may qualify for a permit under the Positive List for the Highly Educated.
As an asylum seeker, if you secure employment in an occupation on the Positive List for Skilled Work, you are also eligible to apply through this route.
Overview of Occupations on the Positive List for Skilled Work
Below is a comprehensive overview of all job titles included on the Positive List for Skilled Work, organized by professional field.
Each occupation is listed alongside its corresponding DISCO-08 classification code.
Science and Engineering Associate Professionals
311110: Laboratory Assistant
311200: Technician: Construction Technology
311400: Medico Technician
311900: Production Technologist
313900: Food technician
314200: Agricultural Technician
Health Professionals
321100: Audiology Assistant
Business and Administration Associate Professionals
331300: Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerk
331300: Bookkeeper
331300: Accountant Assistant
332200: Sales Consultant
332200: Sales and Account Manager
332300: Buyer
333110: Forwarding Agent
333190: Forwarding Agent, other (not shipping)
333190: Import Export Specialist
333410: Real Estate Agent
333430: Real Estate Administrator
334200: Legal Secretary
335900: Port assistant
Legal, Social, Cultural and Related Associate Professionals (including Head Chef Work)
341300: Parish Clerk
341300: Parish Helper
343200: Flower Decorator
General and Secretary Clerks
411000: Office Assistant
Numerical and Material Recording Clerks
431240: Insurance Clerk, technical work related to case processing of insurance claims
Personal Services Workers
512000: Chef
514100: Hairdresser
Personal Care Workers
532110: Social and Health Care Worker, institutions and hospitals (excluding nursing homes)*
532120: Social and Health Care Assistant, institutions and hospitals (excluding nursing homes)
Requirement: Danish authorisation
532210: Social and Health Care Worker, private homes (including nursing homes)*
532220: Social and Health Care Assistant, private homes (including nursing homes)
Requirement: Danish authorisation
*Quota of 1,000 residence and work permits as Social and Health Care Worker. When the quota is reached, the position will be deleted.
Market-oriented Skilled Agricultural and Nursery Workers
611100: Farmer, Field Crop and Vegetable Grower
611320: Landscape Gardener
611320: Greenkeeper
611400: Farmer, Mixed Crop Grower
Building and Related Trades Workers (excluding Electricians)
711210: Bricklayer
711510: Carpenter
Metal, Machinery and Related Trades Workers
722100: Blacksmith
722300: Industrial Technician
723110: Auto Mechanic, passenger cars and vans
723300: Agricultural machinery mechanic
Electrical and Electronic Trades Workers
741100: Electrician
741300: Electricity Distribution Technician
742100: Service Technician, Electronics mechanics
Food Processing, Woodworking, Garment and Other Craft and Related Trades Workers
753100: Tailor
Operator Work at Stationary Plants and Machines
815500: Process Operator, operator work, manufacturing fur and leather products
818290: Process Operator, other operator work at steam engine plants and boiler plants
818910: Process Operator, operator work at stationary plants within water supply and incineration plants and wastewater treatment plants
Manual Labour in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
921200: Agricultural Assistant, manual labour in livestock breeding
This information is sourced from the Denmark official website, Click here