If You Wish to Move to Italy for Work, These Jobs Make It Easier to Get a Work Visa – VisaGuide.News

37 professions in Italy are grappling with a shortage of workers, the latest report from the European Labour Authority has revealed.

Several of these shortages were related to healthcare, IT, manufacturing, food service, and transportation, among other sectors, VisaGuide.World reports.

Moreover, the aging population in Italy is forecasted to increase, which implies that the country may need more foreign workforce to deal with the labor shortages.

Based on the 2023 EURES report on shortages and surpluses, some of the occupations facing a shortage in Italy are as follows:

1. Messengers, package deliverers, and luggage porters
2. Manufacturing laborers not elsewhere classified
3. Earthmoving and related plant operators
4. Packing, bottling, and labeling machine operators
5. Bakers, pastry cooks, and confectionery makers
6. Building and related electricians
7. Metal working machine tool setters and operators
8. Welders and flame cutters
9. House builders
10. Health care assistants
11. Food service counter attendants
12. Building caretakers
13. Client information workers not elsewhere classified
14. Computer network and systems technicians
15. Trade brokers
16. Accounting associate professionals
17. Construction supervisors
18. Software and applications developers and analysts not elsewhere classified
19. Vocational education teachers
20. Supply, distribution, and related managers

Italy to Admit 316,000 TCN Workers During 2024 & 2025

Due to labor shortages in several sectors, Italy has been increasing the number of work permits for third-country nationals over the past years.

Compared to 2019, the number of permits authorized in 2021 rose by over 100 percent and by over 300 percent in 2022.

Furthermore, official data published in the Migrant Integration Portal indicates that Italy has increased further the quota of permits planned for 2024 and 2025.

More specifically, the country plans to admit a total of 316,000 third-country nationals for seasonal, non-seasonal work, and self-employment during the 2024-2025 period, in addition to 136,000 permits in 2023.

The hiring of subordinate workers is possible in the following sectors: road haulage for third parties and passenger transport by bus, tourism-hotel sector, mechanics, telecommunications, food sector, shipbuilding; fishing; hairdressers, electricians and plumbers; family and socio-medical assistance; seasonal tourist-hotel sector.

This implies that foreigners who belong to any of the above-mentioned jobs and wish to work in Italy, may have a higher chance of obtaining an Italian work visa.

Indians & Bengalis Were Most Common Nationalities in Italian Labor Market

According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Indians and Bengalis emerged as the most represented nationalities in the Italian labor market in 2022.

Other common nationalities in the Italian labor market were also Filipino, Moroccan, Peruvian and Albanian nationals.

Living Costs in Italy

The monthly costs for a single person in Italy, including the rent of a one-bedroom apartment, are estimated to be €1,428 to €1,618, according to data provided by Numbeo.

On the other hand, a family of four estimated monthly cost, including rent of a three-bedroom apartment, ranges from €3,955 to €4,358, depending on the area of the apartment.