Working as an electrician in Ireland
What official sources say about working as an electrician in Ireland: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Ireland, the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers", which includes electricians, earns ≈ 4,153 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Electrician is a regulated profession in Ireland. Foreign qualifications go through: 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. In Ireland, 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"
- ≈ 4,153 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- 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.
- Shortage list
- Listed
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers" in Ireland: ≈ 4,153 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.
Regulation and recognition
Electrician is a regulated profession in Ireland.
- Recognition route
- 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.
- Recognition authority
- Safe Electric / the Electrical Safety Supervisory Body for electrical-contractor registration; CRU oversees the scheme.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for electrician in Ireland: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Electrician in Ireland: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d6f8466ee0de2bb6aabb28bd3f8b8234]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/electrician/ireland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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