Working as an electrician in Estonia
What official sources say about working as an electrician in Estonia: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Estonia, the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers", which includes electricians, earns ≈ 2,084 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as an electrician in Estonia on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 37,656 € a year (current). Electrician is a regulated profession in Estonia. Foreign qualifications go through: Foreign competence for covered electrical-installation activities is recognized by TTJA; companies also need the relevant activity declaration and a competent manager. In Estonia, electricians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers"
- ≈ 2,084 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Foreign competence for covered electrical-installation activities is recognized by TTJA; companies also need the relevant activity declaration and a competent manager.
- Shortage list
- Listed
- EU Blue Card threshold
- 37,656 €/year
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers" in Estonia: ≈ 2,084 EUR/month (gross, 2024), from ILO. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of electricians alone.
EU Blue Card salary threshold
Estonia publishes a current EU Blue Card threshold of 37,656 €/year. It is the minimum salary for that work route, not what electricians earn.
Regulation and recognition
Electrician is a regulated profession in Estonia.
- Recognition route
- Foreign competence for covered electrical-installation activities is recognized by TTJA; companies also need the relevant activity declaration and a competent manager.
- Recognition authority
- TTJA for construction or electrical competent-person activities within its remit.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for electrician in Estonia: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Electrician in Estonia: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 374144a8888b82e84bb2a24d6c0fcf3b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/electrician/estonia/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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