--- page_version: cce4179faefecf9fa655cbae02bf20ba content_date: 2026-10-25 entity_id: profession:electrician:countries entity_type: profession_comparison name: Electrician profession data by country canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/electrician/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/move-as/electrician/countries.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/move-as/electrician/countries.md snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 generated_at: 2026-10-25 last_verified: 2026-10-25 citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/electrician/ citation_title: Electrician profession data by country citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 citation_version: "cce4179faefecf9fa655cbae02bf20ba" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-25" citation_build_date: "2026-10-25" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Electrician profession data by country The list holds the 37 countries with at least one official record for electrician: a regulated-professions register entry, a recognition record or a shortage-list row. National occupation names are joined to this profession through a reviewed crosswalk, country by country; a name the crosswalk does not match is left out rather than guessed. Salaries are not shown until a profession-level salary is collected for the country. - Countries with records: 37 - Profession records: 52 - Exact canonical records: 51 - Shortage-list records: 26 ## Country answers | Country | Regulation | Recognition route | Shortage list | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Australia | Regulated | Apply through the Offshore Skills Assessment Program to the approved RTO for the nominated trade. A successful assessment can result in an Offshore Technical Skills Record (OTSR); then apply for a provisional State/Territory licence, complete gap training and supervised employment, and meet full-licence requirements. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Austria | Regulated | Independent regulated-trade permit; cross-border service requires prior notification and qualification evidence; safety-sensitive cases may require aptitude examination. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Belgium | Not marked regulated | Ordinary employment has no general foreign-diploma recognition route identified. For specified self-employed electrotechnical businesses, provide qualifying diploma/experience or pass the regional central-jury route. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Bulgaria | Not marked regulated | Employer assesses the foreign professional qualification for the generic non-regulated role. NACID academic-degree recognition may be requested separately where a foreign degree needs equivalence; it is not a professional licence. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Canada | Regulated | Experienced foreign-trained applicant can seek STO Trade Equivalency Assessment; if approved, schedule the certifying exam. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Croatia | Regulated | Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Cyprus | Regulated | Apply to EMS for a Wireman Certificate of Competency and annual Registration Certificate. Eligibility includes the relevant academic/practical experience rules, age 18 and good Greek; EMS lists examinations for other electrical grades, not as a blanket wireman exam. | — | | Czechia | Regulated | Electrical-work competence is assessed under Decree 194/2022 by activity and competence category; it is not one generic recognition procedure for all electrician jobs. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Denmark | Regulated | The company applies for the relevant contractor authorisation and must have a technically responsible person approved by Sikkerhedsstyrelsen. The approved-person route and company conditions are separate from ordinary employee recruitment. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Estonia | Regulated | Foreign competence for covered electrical-installation activities is recognized by TTJA; companies also need the relevant activity declaration and a competent manager. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Finland | Regulated | For electrical supervisor/qualification categories, apply to SETI with the final diploma, detailed evidence of electrical work experience and relevant certificates. | — | | France | Regulated | Applicants evidence qualification or the prescribed experience; EU/EEA activity recognition may require an aptitude test when substantial differences are identified.; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | — | | Germany | Regulated | Employee qualification recognition is generally optional for a non-regulated occupation. To operate the listed licensed craft independently, the business must be entered in the Handwerksrolle and meet the HwO qualification/exception route; foreign qualifications are assessed by the relevant Handwerkskammer.; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Greece | Regulated | Submit the activity-specific qualification and notification/approval application to the competent Region. Foreign certificates/qualifications and exact technician grade require separate assessment; this is not a single national licence for all adjacent tasks.; General system of recognition - primary application | — | | Hungary | Regulated | Where a foreign higher-education credential needs formal recognition for work, OH-MEIK can determine qualification level and professional qualification; activity-specific legal authorisation, if any, remains a separate check.; General system of recognition - primary application; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Iceland | Regulated | Submit foreign vocational training and supporting evidence to ENIC/NARIC Iceland. After a positive assessment, the District Commissioner of East Iceland issues the professional-rights certificate; defined contractor work also requires HMS certification.; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | — | | Ireland | Regulated | Electrical contractors undertaking covered domestic work apply for REC registration through Safe Electric/ESSB and follow the scheme criteria; this is distinct from recognition of every electrician qualification. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Italy | Regulated | For the technical-responsible person of a firm performing covered electrical installation work, MIMIT's foreign-qualification route and any prescribed compensatory measure apply. This is an activity/business route, not the recognition procedure for every employed electrician. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Latvia | Not marked regulated | — | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Lithuania | Not marked regulated | For a non-regulated occupation, the general regulated-profession recognition process is not required; an applicant can apply directly to an employer. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Luxembourg | Regulated | The List A craft-business manager must obtain a permit and meet activity-specific qualification requirements; recognised master's craft, bachelor's or qualifying vocational diploma plus experience are listed routes.; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | — | | Malta | Regulated | — | — | | Netherlands | Not marked regulated | No profession-wide foreign-professional recognition application is required for the title where the Dutch RegProf catalogue does not list it. Optional IDW diploma valuation compares an academic credential but is not a practice licence. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | New Zealand | Regulated | Overseas-trained applicants apply to EWRB and complete the route-specific qualification and competence assessment; registration and practising licence are distinct steps. | — | | Norway | Regulated | Foreign electrical professionals apply to DSB for approval to practise; choose the route matching EU/EEA or non-EU/EEA qualification origin. Temporary service uses prior notification/verification.; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Poland | Regulated | For specified energy work, obtain the required certificate from an authorized qualification committee; for covered EU/EFTA/Swiss qualifications, use URE's separate recognition procedure. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Portugal | Regulated | For specified private electrical-installation scopes, obtain the required DGEG recognition/registration and activity qualification under the applicable electrical-installation rules; not all electrician employment is covered. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Romania | Regulated | Not applicable; For covered electrical-installation design/execution activities, applicants submit qualification evidence and apply for ANRE authorization under the person-authorization regulation; this is not the route for every electrician job. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Saudi Arabia | Regulated | For occupations included in HRSD Professional Verification, expatriates complete credential/skill verification and any required theoretical/practical assessment in the programme scope. This is not stated as a universal electrician licensing path. | — | | Slovakia | Regulated | For the listed Elektrotechnik activity, formal education is recognized through CRD and professional qualification through the National Labour Inspectorate; accepted qualification routes depend on electrical education/training and equipment scope. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Slovenia | Regulated | For self-employed/craft-provider electrical-installation work (F43.210), obtain the craft permit/register entry and show required professional qualification; this does not impose the same individual licence on every employee. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Spain | Regulated | For low-voltage installation activities, document the applicable installer category and competence, then apply to the relevant Autonomous Community authority for the certificate/recognition route. | — | | Sweden | Regulated | For personal elinstallatör authorisation, applicants submit education and practical-experience records; EEA/Swiss authorisations use recognition rules. Most employees instead need to be covered by the registered company self-audit scheme; authorisation level and activity matter. | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | Switzerland | Regulated | For a regulated electrical-installation job, submit the foreign qualification for ESTI equivalence assessment against the Swiss electrician qualification; the applicant may also need the specific installation permit for the intended independent work.; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition | — | | United Arab Emirates | Regulated | — | — | | United Kingdom | Regulated | — | Listed on an exact shortage-list record | | United States | Regulated | — | — | ## Sources Licensing page: Electrician General / Special Class is among the designated trades; successful offshore assessment yields an OTSR, followed by State/Territory provisional licensing and completion of gap training/supervised employment before full licensing. — https://www.tradesrecognitionaustralia.gov.au/licensing 2025 OSL (ANZSCO 2022) row 8 national rating column; all rows with rating S/R/M retained in value — https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/2025%20Occupation%20Shortage%20List%20-%206%20digit%20ANZSCO%20and%20OSCA.xlsx ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB Electrotechnics and Gas/Sanitary engineering are regulated trades; prior notification and qualification evidence. — https://www.wko.at/wirinstallateure/grenzueberschreitende-erbringung-von-dienstleistungen NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en Country work-route threshold — https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration-red-white-red-card/eu-blue-card.html Regional differences for independent electrotechnical, heating and sanitary business activities. — https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/starting-business/conditions-access-professions Country work-route threshold — https://emploi.wallonie.be/en/home/actualites/actualites/autorisations-de-travail-et-permis-de-travail-b--seuils-salariaux-a-respecter-par-les-employeurs.html Annex 1 of the current register, amended in State Gazette No.72 of 11 August 2026; 2026 occupation title/scope compared without an adjacent-title substitution. — https://www.navet.government.bg/bg/media/spisak-na-regulirani-profesii-reshenie-na-ms-11-08-26.pdf PDF p. 1 WORKING section; six named examples of regulated jobs — https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/documents/pdf/english/corporate/publications-manuals/welcome-to-canada_fcr_e_2023.pdf Ontario compulsory-trades page and covered-work rules. — https://www.skilledtradesontario.ca/about-trades/work-in-the-compulsory-trades/ CSV Future_Labour_Market_Conditions; rows containing Moderate risk of Shortage or Strong risk of Shortage — https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/e80851b8-de68-43bd-a85c-c72e1b3a3890/resource/446fe474-96e7-47cd-a3f9-3bb391b2df60/download/flmc_cfmt_2024_2033_noc2021.csv?download=1 Croatian regulated-professions database entry: Electrician — http://reguliraneprofesije.azvo.hr/en/professions/?profession=213 JSON list[].id=655971; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=84&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Country work-route threshold — https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/full/2025_03_40_545.html Electricity Law and Regulations; Wireman (Electrician) competency. — https://www.businessincyprus.gov.cy/business-sectors/electrical-services-professionals/ Country work-route threshold — https://www.gov.cy/mip-md/en/documents/eu-blue-card/ Qualification categories under Act 250/2021; requirements depend on activity and competence level. — https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2022/194?zalozka=dalsiInformace Country work-route threshold — https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2026/44 Sikkerhedsstyrelsen distinguishes authorised contractor businesses and technically responsible persons from other employees. — https://www.sik.dk/en/business/apply-and-register/electrical-gas-and-pipe-fitting-authorisation-and-approval/electrical-contractor TTJA electrical-installation guidance lists tasks requiring certified competence. — https://ttja.ee/en/business-client/safety/installations-and-machines/electrical-installations?current_page=1&view_instance=0 Country work-route threshold — https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/ee/510042023008/consolide/current Healthcare professions; registered nurse and midwife entries — https://www.oph.fi/en/services/recognition-qualifications/regulated-professions-finland INPI electrician qualification page. — https://www.inpi.fr/annuaire-activites-et-professions/electricien JSON list[].id=659079; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=6&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Country work-route threshold — https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000051738426/2026-04-28 Annex A lists Installateur und Heizungsbauer (No. 24) and Elektrotechniker (No. 25) as licensed crafts. — https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/anlage_a.html JSON list[].id=655193; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=3&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Country work-route threshold — https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/pdf-blaue-karte-eu For specified engineering graduates/EU-recognized qualifications and technical activities; Regional Development Directorate; listed EUR 15 and one-month deadline; not a universal electrician employee tariff or all grade routes. — https://en.mitos.gov.gr/index.php?title=%CE%94%CE%94%3AAnnouncement_of_the_Commencement_of_the_Exercise_of_Professional_Activities_by_Graduates_of_the_University_or_Technological_Sector_or_the_School_of_Engineering_of_AEN_and_by_EU_Citizens_with_Recognized_Professional_Qualifications JSON list[].id=661059; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=4&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Country work-route threshold — https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/eu-immigration-portal/eu-blue-card/eu-blue-card-greece_en OH-MEIK foreign higher-education recognition page identifies the competent recognition centre for employment/professional use. — https://www.oktatas.hu/kepesitesek_elismertetese/kulfoldon_szerzett_oklevelek/felsofoku_oklevel JSON list[].id=658797; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=21&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Certification of electrical contractors; education and two-year experience requirements. — https://island.is/en/untitled-entry-2023-11-14-at-09-47-21/apply JSON list[].id=656719; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=30&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Legal REC and RGI registration requirements and their limited scope — https://www.cru.ie/regulations-policy/safety/rgi-and-safe-electric/ Regulatory references for technical-responsible persons and electrical systems — https://www.mimit.gov.it/it/mercato-e-consumatori/titoli-professionali-esteri/riferimenti-normativi?layout=ipamise%3Amise-cat Country work-route threshold — https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/IT1,92_1225_DF_DCCN_ANA1_7,1.0/A.IT.D11_D_W2_S1_R_FT.Z.Z.Z.V.N.Z.2026M9?startPeriod=2025&endPeriod=2024 Named professions in the current legislation. — https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/26021-on-the-regulated-professions-and-the-recognition-of-professional-qualifications Current page updated 2026-05-06: says Lithuania has 44 regulated professions, names the regulated list and says recognition is not required for an unregulated profession. — https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/point-of-single-contact/requirements-and-regulations/ List A includes electrician and heating-sanitary-refrigeration installer trades; craft-business managers need permits and activity-specific qualifications; this is not a salaried-worker rule. — https://guichet.public.lu/en/entreprises/creation-developpement/autorisation-etablissement/artisanat/metier-principal.html JSON list[].id=660050; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=9&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Country work-route threshold — https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/vivre/non-luxembourg/immigration/pays-tiers/hautement-qualifie/salarie-hautement-qualifie.html Named profession and competent-authority rows in the official register; statutory route pages for profession-specific controls. — https://mfhea.mt/list-of-regulated-professions-and-competent-authorities/ Country work-route threshold — https://nso.gov.mt/labour-market-main-page/ Dutch catalogue results for the exact generic titles; national records cross-checked in the 188-row country-filtered register. See evidence.md for matching titles and scope. — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/professions?lang=EN&id_country=10&pagenum=1&maxrows=200 Nursing and midwifery titles require registration; the frozen family also includes enrolled/nursing-associate occupations and does not map to one blanket title. — https://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/80506.htm Regulated-professions list and profession entries; title-level matches and named authorities checked. — https://hkdir.no/en/foreign-education/lists-and-databases/regulated-professions JSON list[].id=656451; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=31&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Legal requirements and scope of qualification certificates for specified energy equipment/work. — https://www.ure.gov.pl/download/9/12973/1392.pdf Country work-route threshold — https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/question-and-answer-database/permits-residence-and-work/eu-blue-card/ Prior recognition/registration applies to specifically named responsible technicians and electrical-installation scopes under Law 14/2015; not every electrician role. — https://www.dgeg.gov.pt/pt/areas-setoriais/energia/energia-eletrica/atividades-e-profissoes/nas-instalacoes-eletricas-de-servico-particular/ Country work-route threshold — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/nama_10_fte?geo=PT&unit=EUR&lang=en JSON list[].id=657855; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=27&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC ANRE authorizes natural persons for specified design/execution scopes in technological electrical installations under Order 99/2021; scope is activity-specific. — https://arhiva.anre.ro/ro/energie-electrica/informatii-de-interes-public/info-electricieni/informatii-generale Expatriate qualification and skill verification programme; applies by covered occupation and programme scope. — https://www.hrsd.gov.sa/en/care-about-you/skillsandtrain Current official CRD index and title-specific profession profile. — https://uznavanie.minedu.sk/regulated-profession/271 Craft activity F43.210 and provider requirements; not a universal employee licence. — https://spot.gov.si/en/activities-and-professions/activities/electrical-installation Country work-route threshold — https://www.uradni-list.si/glasilo-uradni-list-rs/vsebina/2026-01-0572 REBT, ITC-BT-03: installer certificates are issued by the competent authority of the relevant Autonomous Community. — https://www.boe.es/eli/es/rd/2002/08/02/842/con/20230318 Country work-route threshold — https://www.inclusion.gob.es/documents/d/unidadgrandesempresas/umbral-salarial.pdf Ordinary employees need not all hold personal authorisation, but electrical installation work must be within a company self-audit programme; personal authorisation needed for specified scopes/private work. — https://www.elsakerhetsverket.se/en/professionals/authorised-electricians/working-with-electrical-installations/ SERI “Field of electricity” fact sheet, foreign qualification/regulated activity sections; interpreted narrowly as electrical installations. — https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/dam/en/sd-web/JhOsc23yBE6S/Elektrizit%C3%A4t_en.pdf JSON list[].id=657981; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=241&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC Country profession source — https://www.moe.gov.ae/En/EServices/ServiceCard/Pages/CertEquivalent.aspx The official register names registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates under the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Frozen ISCO codes span registered nursing/midwifery and associate groups; registration scope and national remit vary by exact title. — https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professions-regulated-by-law-in-the-uk-and-their-regulators/uk-regulated-professions-and-their-regulators Appendix Skilled Worker SW 6.1A heading and Temporary Shortage List table; 52 SOC 2020 entries parsed — https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-worker Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations, lines 294-298: most states require licensing and an exam; requirements vary. — https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/electricians.htm ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). 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