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# Working as a physician in Slovenia

In Slovenia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 3,834 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as a physician in Slovenia on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 30,432 € a year (current). Physician is a regulated profession in Slovenia. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In Slovenia, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 3,834 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V; Doctor in Basic Medicine; Doctor in Basic (listed) and Specialised Medicine in field not listed in Annex V; EU/EEA/Swiss harmonised medical titles use sectoral recognition where Annex V conditions are met. Third-country physician routes have additional MZ requirements and, in specified cases, an employment offer; do not apply the general health route without checking the exact title.; Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice
- Recognition authority: Ministry of Health handles qualification recognition; medical registration/licensing is conducted through the competent medical professional bodies.
- Language requirement: Slovenian knowledge is required for safe medical practice. The 2025 MZ instructions accept specified Slovenian education/exam proofs; level is profession-specific and no one CEFR threshold is generalized.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 30,432 €/year (current)

## Sources

JSON list[].id=655802; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=24&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
Current national profession list; named titles and competent authorities. — https://spot.gov.si/en/topics/list-of-regulated-professions
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.uradni-list.si/glasilo-uradni-list-rs/vsebina/2026-01-0572
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Physician in Slovenia: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2fc941a7eaf95d01197985c484d54fae]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/slovenia/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_physician-in-slovenia-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_1c2f3236a2e2,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Physician in Slovenia: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {2fc941a7eaf95d01197985c484d54fae},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/slovenia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Physician in Slovenia: salary, recognition and shortage status](https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/slovenia/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 2fc941a7eaf95d01197985c484d54fae; retrieved 2026-10-25; built 2026-10-25.

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