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# Working as a plumber in Lithuania

In Lithuania, the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers", which includes plumbers, earns ≈ 1,687 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Plumber is not a regulated profession in Lithuania. Foreign qualifications go through: For a non-regulated occupation, the general regulated-profession recognition process is not required; an applicant can apply directly to an employer. In Lithuania, plumbers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers": ≈ 1,687 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Not marked regulated
- Recognition route: For a non-regulated occupation, the general regulated-profession recognition process is not required; an applicant can apply directly to an employer.
- Recognition authority: No professional-qualification recognition authority is assigned to the broad title as a non-regulated profession; the prospective employer sets job requirements.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

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/
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
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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Plumber in Lithuania: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 306fa86a94195ec94e330cb254071db1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/lithuania/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_plumber-in-lithuania-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_d36b9cd770c4,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Plumber in Lithuania: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {306fa86a94195ec94e330cb254071db1},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/lithuania/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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