

Job offers for foreigners in Poland 2022
In Poland, these are the most popular occupations. From the official source, a list of Poland's insufficient professions. The information about the professions comes from the Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland, notably the document in which the Ministry of Family, Work, and Social Policy agreed on the current list of professions that are insufficient in Poland.
In September 2018 came up the information that for foreigners a simplified version of permanent residence permit (karta sta?ego pobytu) in Poland would be introduced. And this simplification was planned to apply to foreigners who have deficient professions in Poland. But despite this, this article will be useful for you in several aspects, especially if you have a deficient profession:
• You will able to obtain more quickly a work permit, due to the fact that for professions from the short list does not require the labor market test document (opinia starosty).
• If you are just going to get work, then it will be an additional argument when talking about salary with the employer.
Important information!
In this list, professions have their own index of 6-digitals or 4-digitals. The difference is between these two kinds is that a 6-digit symbol means that it is the specific name of a profession and specialty, for example, 833101 – a Bus Driver.
The 4-digit symbol means that this is an elementary group which already includes 6-digit names of professions and specialties.
The most popular professions in Poland ?1 – Engineers
Index 2141 – Industrial and Manufacturing Engineers.
A process engineer specialist is a person who is responsible for the creation and development of new assembly and production lines. A production engineer specialist should have higher technical education (production engineering), know English well and be able to use a computer.
These include the following specialties:
• regulatory work engineer (214101);
• engineer organization and production planning (214102);
• maintenance engineer (214103);
• engineer for supply, transportation, and storage (214104);
• technical committee consultant (214,105);
• “Normalizer” (214,107);
• Security Audit Specialist (214,108);
• quality control specialist (214109);
• a product expert (214110).
• Chief Technologist (214111)
• other engineers for industry and manufacturing (214190).
Technological engineer earns in Poland from 3000 to 16000 PLN net per month. Mainly, the salary depends on your specialization.
Index 214912 – Concrete Technology Engineer
This specialist applies his knowledge of the technology of building materials, binders, and technologies of precast concrete, in industrial production: cement, gypsum, concrete, precast small-scale products, components of concrete, reinforced concrete structures. He also conducts research work and designs production technologies, conducts consultations concerning the rational and economic management of production processes.
Concrete technology engineer earns in Poland from 3500 to 7000 PLN net.
Index 214916 – Glass Technology Engineer
The glass technology engineer applies his knowledge of technology in the production of glass, the industrial (constructional, economical, packaging, technical) production of glass, processing, decorating and processing glass.
Glass technology engineer earns in Poland on average for about 6000PLN net.
Index 2151 – Electrical Engineers
An electrical engineer is a kind of specialist that is primarily responsible for the operation of power supply systems. He applies his knowledge in the design and implementation of projects for energy supply and repair of industrial energy equipment.
This type includes the following specializations:
• electric power engineer;
• power engineer for rail networks and traction substations;
• Electrical Engineer;
• electrical engineer for automation;
• light engineering engineer;
• engineer of equipment and renewable energy systems;
• other electrical engineers.
Electrical engineers earn in Poland on average from 5,000 to 6,000 PLN net.
Do you want to find a suitable job in Poland under your qualification? Don’t work as an unskilled worker! We advise you to fill out this form. As soon as we have a vacancy corresponding to your requirements and qualifications, we will contact you immediately. Tell me as much as you can about yourself .
On average, every minute on our page about four employers fill out an application to search for employees. Most of them are looking for highly skilled workers.
We provide new vacancies first of all to people who will fill in this questionnaire. Also we do work permit. Please fiil this, if you looking for job.
The most popular professions in Poland ?2 – Doctors and nurses
Index 2212 – Medical Specialists (with specialization of II degree or title of specialist)
This includes 90 specializations of doctors with a 2nd degree.
Doctors of the second degree earn in Poland on average 8000 PLN.
Index 2221 – Nurse without specialization or in the process of obtaining specialization
This index includes only one elementary group of nurses with an index 222101.
A nurse without qualifications earns in Poland on an average of 2500 PLN net.
Index 2222 – Specialist Nurses
This index includes 23 specializations.
Specialist nurses earn in Poland on an average of 3000 PLN net.
The most interesting thing is that this profession was included in this list after Poland joined the EU.
The most popular professions in Poland ?3 in the sphere of information technology.
Index 2511 – Computer Systems Analysts
The analyst prepares a detailed implementation plan for the information system based on the recommendation provided by the client. Then he develops in collaboration with programmers. After development, he conducts a series of tests to make sure that the system created meets the client’s expectations. A computer system analyst monitors the installation of software and also conducts training on its maintenance for company employees.
As a candidate for such a job, employers will require from you a diploma of higher technical education, the preferred areas are computer science. Experience is not always required, employers willingly choose even students — as part of student practice or internship, and then take on permanent employment.
This index includes specializations:
• Telecommunications Analyst (251101);
• consultant on data transmission systems (251102);
• Teleinformation Systems Designer / Architect (251103);
• other computer systems analysts (251190).
Computer systems analysts earn in Poland on average of 5000 PLN net.
Index 2512 – Information Systems Development Specialists
An information systems software development specialist adapts to new requirements, maintains and develops information systems software. This profession is creative and interdisciplinary nature. Such a specialist makes a choice among the software for the tasks performed by the information systems in the company.
Since the work is very responsible employers require a diploma of higher education and work experience from such specialists. And also require knowledge of English to read the documentation.
This index includes:
• application development and development specialist (251201);
• Information Systems Software Development Specialist ( 251202) ;
• other specialists in the development of information systems (251290).
A specialist in the development of information systems earns in Poland on average of 4500 PLN net.
Index 2513 – Network and Multimedia Developers
This index includes the following specializations:
• Website Architect (251301);
• Designer of multimedia applications, animation and computer games (251302);
• Site Development Specialist (251303);
• The remaining designers of web applications and multimedia (251390).
Network and Multimedia Developers earn in Poland on average of 4,700 PLN net.
Index 2514 – Application developers
This index has the following specializations:
• Application Developer (251401);
• Mobile Application Developer (251402);
• The remaining application developers (251490).
Application developers earn in Poland on average of 4,500 to 7,000 PLN net. The salary depends on the programming method, voivodeship and the company itself. The junior mobile application development specialist earns from 3200 to 4600 PLN net. The specialist has a salary from 4,500 to 7,000 PLN net. A senior application developer earns from 6300 to 10500 PLN net. Higher or lower salaries are considered non-market.
Here is the link on the source of information on salaries.
Index 2519 – Unclassified computer analysts and developers
This index includes the following specializations:
• Medical programmer (251901);
• Information Technology Application Specialist (251902);
• Software Tester (251903);
• Teleinformation Systems Tester (251904);
• Speech Recognition System Specialist (251905);
• Other computer analysts and developers (251990).
Software testers and other unclassified specialists earn in Poland from 4,500 to 17,000 PLN net.
Index 2521 – Designers and database administrators
This category includes specialists:
• Database Administrator (252101);
• Database Analyst (252102);
• Database Designer (252103);
• Other designers and database administrators (252190).
Designers and database administrators earn from 2,900 to 8,300 PLN net in Poland at market rates.
Index 2522 – System computer administrators
This index includes the following specializations:
• Computer Systems Administrator (252201);
• The administrator of integrated control systems (252202);
• The remaining administrators of computer systems (252290).
System computer administrators earn in Poland from 2,700 to 7,200 PLN net.
Index 2523 – Computer Network Specialists
Computer networking specialists have the following specializations:
• Computer Network Analyst (252301);
• Systems and computer networks engineer (252302);
• The remaining experts in the field of computer networks (252390).
Computer network specialists earn in Poland from 2500 to 8700 PLN net.
Index 2529 – Unclassified specialists in databases and computer networks.
This index has 4 elementary groups:
• Software Security Specialist (252901);
• System Security Specialist Information and Communication Technology (252902);
• Information Security Management System Specialist (252903);
• The remaining unclassified specialists in databases and computer networks (252990).
Unclassified database and computer network specialists earn in Poland from 4100 to 8100 PLN net.
Do you want to find a suitable job in Poland under your qualification? Don’t work as an unskilled worker! We advise you to fill out this form. As soon as we have a vacancy corresponding to your requirements and qualifications, we will contact you immediately. Tell me as much as you can about yourself. On average, every minute on our page about four employers fill out an application to search for employees. Most of them are looking for highly skilled workers.We provide new vacancies first of all to people who will fill in this questionnaire. Also we do work permit. Please fill this, if you looking for a job.
The most popular professions in Poland ?4 – Technicians
Index 3112 – Construction techniques
This index includes the following specializations:
• Specialist in the deduction of the cost of construction (311201);
• Construction Technician (311202);
• Technician Architect (311203);
• Construction Technician (311204 );
• Specialist who possess the methods of water construction (311205);
• Road construction technician (311206);
• Specialist who possess the methods of building railways and bridges for trains (311207);
• Specialist in environmental engineering and land reclamation (311208);
• Sanitary equipment technician (311209);
• Specialist who possess the methods of restoration of architectural elements (311210);
• Building inspector (311211);
• Road construction inspector (311212);
• Bridge Inspector (311213);
• Fire Protection Inspector (311214);
• Bridge builder (311215);
• The remaining construction techniques (311290).
Construction technicians earn in Poland on average of 5900 PLN net.
Index 3113 – Electrical Engineering
This index includes the following specializations:
• Railroad Power Supply Technician (311302);
• Electrical technician (311303);
• Technician electrician railway electrical networks (311304);
• Technician electrician automobile (311305);
• Electrician technician of railway traffic safety and control equipment (311306);
• Energy Technician (311307);
• The remaining equipment electricians (311390).
Electrical technicians earn in Poland on average of 4,100 z? PLN net.
Index 3114 – Electronics Engineering and people related to this specialization
This index contains the following specializations:
• Railway Diagnostics Specialist (311401);
• Alarm system installer (311402);
• Installer of anti-theft alarm systems (311403);
• Installer of industrial television systems (311404);
• Security Alarm System Designer (311406);
• The specialist who is familiar with the concepts and methods of automatic control of railway traffic (311407);
• Electronic technician (311408);
• Medical Electronics Technician (311409);
• Mechanics techniques (311410);
• Technician electronics and medical informatics (311411);
• Broadband Electronic Communications Technician (311412);
• Other of electrician’s technologies (311490).
Electronics technicians earn in Poland from 2400 to 6400 PLN net.
The most popular professions in Poland ?5 – Guardians and social service authorities
Elementary group 341201 – Assistant disabled person.
Elementary group 341202 – Senior guardian.
Elementary group 341203 – Guardian in the house of social assistance.
Guardians earn in Poland on average of 1,800 PLN net. Salary depends on many indicators.
The most popular professions in Poland ?6 are construction specialists and repair specialists.
Index 7112 – Bricklayers
This index has the following elementary groups:
• Locksmith stone building elements (711201);
• Bricklayer (711202);
• Specialists in the construction and repair of furnaces (711203);
• Bricklayer-plaster (711204);
• Paver (711205);
• Other bricklayers (711290).
Bricklayers earn in Poland from 1,700 to 2,700 PLN net per month. Higher or lower wages are considered non-market.
Index 7114 – Concrete and Concrete Mixers
This index contains the following specializations:
• Concrete worker (711401);
• Concrete mixers (711402);
• Specialists in fuel (711403);
• Armature worker (711404);
• The remaining concrete and concrete mixers (711490).
Concrete and concrete mixers earn in Poland from 1900 to 2900 PLN net per month. Higher or lower wages are considered non-market.
Index 7115 – Carpenters and concrete mixers
This index has the following specializations:
• Carpenter (11501);
• Formwork carpenter (711502);
• Construction joiner (711503);
• Specialist in the construction of boats, yachts made of wood (711504);
• The rest of the carpenters and concrete mixer (711590).
Carpenters and concrete mixer earn in Poland from 2000 to 3200 PLN net per month. Also, the salary may be more. Our agency Worksol provided vacancies for carpenters at 3700 PLN net per month. In general, wages depend on skills, firm and voivodship. Higher or lower wages are considered non-market.
Index 7116 – Road construction workers
Road construction workers are divided into the following specializations:
• Crawler (711602);
• Assembler of railway pavements (711603);
• Specialist in the supervision of the state of sidewalks, paths and engineering structures ( 711605);
• Road Layer (711606);
• The rest of the road construction workers (711690).
Road construction workers earn an average of 2000 PLN net.
Index 7121 – Roofers
The index has only one elementary group – a roofer (712101).
Roofers earn in Poland from 2100 to 3000 z? netto per month
Index 7122 – Flooring specialists, parquet layers and tilers
This group is divided into the remaining elementary groups:
• Specialist in work with the grinding machine on the parquet (712201);
• Tiler (712202);
• Parquet layer (712203);
• Parquet stacker (712204 );• The rest are highly specialized flooring specialists, parquet flooring and tilers (712,290).
Flooring specialists, flooring and tilers earn in Poland from 2000 to 4800 PLN net per month for the market. Higher or lower wages are considered non-market.
Index 7123 – Plasters and related professionals
This group is divided into the following specializations:
• Assembler on building insulation (712301);
• Specialist in the creation of plaster and other decorative and styling elements (712302 );
• Specialist plastering/plastering worker (712303);
• Facade installation specialist (712304);
• Other highly specialized plaster specialists (712390).
Plaster Specialists Earn in Poland from 1800 to 3700 PLN net per month.
Index 7124 – Insulation installers
This group is divided into the following specializations:
• Installer of building insulation (712401);
• Mechanic for insulation resistant and anti-corrosion (712402);
• Industrial insulation installer (712403);
• Heat Insulation Specialist (712404);
• The remaining narrow specialization specialists (712490).
Insulation installers earn in Poland from 1900 to 3200 PLN net per month.
Index 7131 – House painters and building cleaning workers
This group is divided into the following specializations:
• Specialist in wallpaper and wall painting ( 713101);
• House painter specializing in work in construction (713102);
• Spatula worker (713104);
• Wallpaper specialist (713105);
• The remaining house painter’s specialists (713190).
House painters earn in Poland on average of 3300 PLN net per month.
Index 7212 – Welders and related specialties
This group is divided into the following specializations:
• Soldering Iron Specialist (721201);
• The operator of welding robots (721202);
• Contact welding operator (721203);
• Welder (721204);
• Metal heating specialist (721209);
• Other welders and related specialties (721290).
Welders and related specialists earn in Poland from 2,900 to 4,500 PLN net. Higher or lower wages are considered non-market. Our vacancies for welders with rates from 18 to 30 z? net per hour.
Index 7222 – Locksmiths and related specialties
This group is divided into the following specializations:
• Specialist involved in the creation of a set of sieves necessary for the production of watermarks (722201);
Koval (722202);
• Firearms Specialist (722203);
• Locksmith (722204);
• Locksmith metal haberdashery (722205);
• The mechanic on the tool (722206);
• Metal Procurement Specialist for Cutting (722207);
• The remaining locksmiths and related professionals (722,290).
Locksmiths earn in Poland from 2,300 to 3,100 PLN net. Higher or lower wages are considered non-market. For example, we have an open vacancy for a locksmith, where you can earn 5300 PLN net per month.
Index 7411 – construction and related electricians
Specializations:
• Electrician Electrical Systems (741101);
• Electrician light signs (741102);
• Electricians (741,103);
• Electrician at a construction site (741104);
• Other electrics (741190).
Electricians earn in Poland from 2300 to 4000 PLN net per month. Our vacancies for electricians.
The most popular professions in Poland ?7 – Drivers and machinists
Elementary group 833101 – Bus driver.
Bus drivers in Poland earn between 2000 and 4000 PLN net per month. Mostly, vacancies for people who want to work with a contract of employment (umow? o prac?). Therefore, there are bonuses for vacancies with 10% of the salary itself. It is possible to find a job for 5000 PLN net.
Index 8332 – Truck Drivers
Specializations:
• Tanker driver (833201);
• The driver of the truck tractor (833202);
• Truck driver (833203);
• The rest are truck drivers (833290).
Truck drivers earn in Poland from 3,500 to 10,000 PLN net per month. Such a big difference in salaries exists in the way that experience, track, company, as well as cargo, is considered. To this responsible work, employers always offer a contract of employment (umow? o prac?) with bonuses.
Index 8342 – Equipment Operators for Earth Works
Specializations:
• A mechanic of machines and road equipment (834201);
• Road construction equipment operator (834202);
• Road machinery and equipment operator (834203);
• Heavy Equipment Operator (834204);
• Excavator Operator (834205);
• Backhoe Loader Operator (834206);
• Charger Operator (834207);
• Bulldozer operator (834208);
• Other operators of equipment for earthworks (834290).
Equipment operators for earthworks earn in Poland from 2,400 to 4,100 PLN net per month.
Index 8343 – Machinists and operators of material handling equipment and related products
Specializations:
• The driver of the docks (834301);
• Machinist hoists in the mines (834302);
• The driver of the cableways, lifts and gravity slides (834303);
• The driver, serving the device for filling and emptying tanks (834304);
• The driver of specialized railway lifting equipment (834305);
• Operator linotype levers (834306);
• Winch Mechanical Operator (834307);
• The operator of the movable bridge (834308);
• Conveyor operator (834309);
• The operator of belt conveyors (834310);
• Gantry crane operator (834311);
• Operator for gateways, dams and pumping stations (834312);
• The operator of the equipment of cargo bunkers (834313);
• Operator tower belt conveyor (834314);
• The operator of a wagon dump (834315);
• Roadway crane operator (834316);
• The operator of the crane in the form of (834317);
• Other machinists and operators of hoisting-and-transport and related machinery and equipment (834390).
Machinists and operators of handling equipment earn in Poland from 2,800 to 5,300 PLN net per month.
The most popular professions in Poland – Conclusion
These specialists can obtain a work permit without information from the headman. When you get a job on the specialization which is listed above, remind your employer that he does not need the headman’s information to make you a work permit. It will save your time. Or maybe you already have one of these qualifications? Don’t work like a handyman. We advise you to fill out this form. We will contact you immediately as soon as we have a vacancy corresponding to your requirements and qualifications. Remember to point out as much information about yourself as you can.
New jobs are provided primarily to people who fill out this form.
Information was taken from official public sources, as well as from our data and observations.
You can check the qualification of professions and specializations on the site – KZiS
In this movie, our experts are talking about the work permit type A in Poland.
Types of work permits
The voivodeship invitation
International workersneed to have the appropriate visas and work permits in Poland, in line with the immigration laws. It is compulsory to have secured employment authorizations for foreign employees,funded by a licensed entity. Poland isconsidered inflexible in visa arrangements for immigrants, and permits will be granted if only no fitting Polish applicantmay be sourced for a vacancy.
TRC is issued on a few bases as education, research, work, business activity, residence with family. If you found a job you request a work permit and based on WP, you apply for TRC. The work permit is necessary for each company; you cannot work on the same employment permit with any other firm. Keep in mind thatchanging a job means changing work permits.
If an individualwants to live and work in Poland legally, he should have awork visa invitation. Such a document is anannual state employment visa that belongs to the D 07 categorywith a voivodship invitation.A voivodeship invitation to employment means that the candidate has a legitimately confirmed offerto work within the country’s territory. The precise registration place is specified in the invitation. Essentially, it is the hosted individual’saddressand the address of the company.
The voivodeship invitation gives the individual the following benefits:
- A foreigner has the legal right to reside and work in Polandfor anentire year;
- The visa holder has the legal right to stay in Schengen zone for 90 days twice a year;
- Relating to the dependency of the consul to voivode, an individual will not be denied a visa document.
Note! The holder ofthe voivode invitation is freed from the consular fee. Visa D 07 annuls Schengen and Polish visas issued earlier. That is whya foreign citizen should write a special statement of dissolution when submitting documents.
Schengen Visa C or D (Business visa)
It is vital to geta Schengen visa to visit the European country for business purposes. To be able to work in the EU, you need to submit the necessary documents. The essential data for Schengen work visa application are as follows:
– Copy of itinerary containing confirmed air ticket and reservation, financial means during their stay; for example, bank statements, income records or sponsorship declaration form from relatives in a Schengen country;
– 2 copies of the completed registrationform;
– Valid passport;
– Evidence that the immigrant has sufficient means forsustenance;
– Health care insurance;
– Document from the corporationproviding work in Poland;
– Visa fees for a visit, not over 90 days (C visa) — 60 EUR or (over 90 days) — 99 EUR.
The visa categoryis dependent on the period of stay– C visas are for the period under 90 days while D visas are for a periodof more than 90 days.A business visa can be changed to an employment visa.
Job vacancies for registration and for work in Poland
Career prospects in Poland are promising. Recent OECD economy surveys show that the country’s labor market is booming.There are various jobs available for international residents who are considering Poland as a work destination. Indeed, it is now one of the largest business process outsourcing/shared services centers (BPO/SSCs) in European Union.
The majority of the country’s workforce is in the services sector, jobs available for non-citizens include jobs at factories in Poland and driver positions:
- Meat slicer
- Meat carver
- Meat Cleaner
- Meat cutting conveyor worker
- Worker for the packaging of meat semi-finished products
- Consumer goods packing conveyor
- Mushroom picking worker
- Poultry slaughter worker
- Poultry farm worker
- Pig farm worker
- Animal care and breeding worker
- Strawberry harvesting worker
- Apple harvesting worker
- Agricultural product sorting worker
- Shopping center cleaner
- Mason
- Concrete worker
- A carpenter
- Worker — road builder
- Roofer
- Tiler
- Plasterer
- Workers insulations
- Construction artist
- Welder
- Locksmith
- An electrician
- Bus Driver — Cat D
- Truck driver – Kat S
- Bus driver — Cat V
- Truck driver — Cat C + E
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