Working in Romania
The latest from the Romanian labour market
Radio România Internațional, 19.02.2025, 10:20
According to a recent study, Romania needs at least 50,000 nurses to get out of the current health-care risk situation. This makes this profession one of the most sought after in the coming years, in the conditions of a sharp demographic gap and the increasingly poor health of some vulnerable categories. The need for medical nurses is acute, especially in the rural areas, where, according to specialists in the field, Romania is located in a health risk zone, with dozens of counties where, due to the shortage of personnel, the medical system is almost non-functional, especially in the area of prevention. At the same time, the Romanian medical school is one of the largest providers of nurses on the European labor market, with numerous professionals in countries such as Italy, Belgium and Great Britain. Against the background of the migration of specialized personnel, Romania urgently needs medical nurses to face the health challenges of the coming years, which makes human resources specialists declare that this profession will be one of the most sought after in the future.
In 2024, Romania recorded the highest number of employees in the last 10 years, according to data from the Ministry of Labor. In total, there were almost 5.75 million employees, and the number of individual employment contracts was 700,000 bigger than a decade ago. Also, the average net salary increased to 5,645 lei (1,134 euros) in December, 257 lei (51.6 euros) more than in November 2024. The highest salaries were recorded in the field of information technology – 12,000 lei (over 2,400 euros), and in the oil industry – over 11,000 (over 2,200 euros). The lowest incomes were registered in the textile industry and HoReCa – just over 3,000 lei (600 euros).
In the budget sector, in December last year, salaries increased slightly in health and welfare. The National Employment Agency reported that last year more than 630,000 jobs were declared available. The most jobs offered were in construction, education, health, courier, trade and transport. Currently, ANOFM has registered over 35,000 available jobs. The areas where the most employment contracts were concluded in 2024 are Bucharest (693,000), Cluj, in the northwest (138,000), Constanta, in the southeast (126,000), Timiş, in the west (112,000) and Brasov, in the center (92,000). Most jobs were in construction, education, HoReCa and road transport.
Last year, the Immigration Service of Vaslui county, in the north-east of Romania, issued over 1,800 employment permits for foreign citizens and over 500 residence permits. The police managed the situation of 848 people, including 715 foreigners from the Republic of Moldova, Turkey, China, Sri Lanka and Nepal and 133 citizens of the European Union, most of them from Italy, Bulgaria and Spain. The main purposes for which foreigners settled in the county were employment – 294 people and family reunification – 142 people.
During the reference period, 459 residence permits were issued, of which 447 were for temporary residence and 12 were for long-term residence. 28 registration certificates were issued for citizens of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation or family members from third countries. Also, 2,199 applications were registered for the issuance of employment permits and there were 1,818 employment permits for permanent and posted workers, and 381 applications were rejected. IGI Vaslui also shows that 128 contraventional sanctions were applied, in a total amount of 31,600 lei (almost 6,350 euros), for non-compliance with the provisions of the regime of foreigners in Romania and those regarding the employment and posting of foreigners on the national territory.
