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Skilled labor shortage 2025: These professions are urgently looking for new talent!
Find out which 81 nationwide and 66 state-specific shortage occupations have been identified for 2025 and why.
Skilled labor shortage 2025: These professions are urgently looking for new talent!
The Federal Ministry of Labor and Economic Affairs has published the new list of occupations in shortage for 2025, which was announced on December 31, 2024. For 2025, a total of 81 nationwide and 66 specific occupations were recorded as shortage occupations. Skilled workers are particularly urgently needed in areas such as power technology, healthcare and tourism. Particularly noteworthy are professions such as electrician, nurse and professions in the field of renewable energies, which will play an essential role in the coming years. This can be seen from the information 5min.at.
Skilled labor shortage on the labor market
The phenomenon of occupational shortages shows an alarming trend in the German labor market, as the demand for qualified workers in many sectors is still significantly greater than the supply. Loud lackberufe.de These bottlenecks arise from demographic developments, digitalization and the migration of young talent to urban regions. The bottleneck analysis by the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs aims to provide companies and job seekers with guidance and to make it easier to recruit international skilled workers. Therefore, the positive list is particularly important for professions where the need for personnel is most urgent.
With the introduction of the Skilled Immigration Act, it became easier for highly qualified workers from non-EU countries to come to Germany. This regulation, which has existed since 2012 and was expanded in 2024, aims to recruit skilled workers in particularly sought-after areas such as MINT (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology). The analysis also indicates a high vacancy period - in the area of geriatric care this was an average of 286 days between October 2023 and September 2024. This suggests that there is a significant difficulty in filling positions, particularly in the healthcare industry.