Working as an engineer in Latvia
What official sources say about working as an engineer in Latvia: what the occupation group earns and how foreign qualifications are recognised.
In Latvia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes engineers, earns ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Engineer is a regulated profession in Latvia. Foreign qualifications go through: General system of recognition - primary application; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: Būvniecības likums/ Construction Law (2014); Vairāki Ministru kabineta noteikumi/ The Regulations of Cabinet of Ministers.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- General system of recognition - primary application; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: Būvniecības likums/ Construction Law (2014); Vairāki Ministru kabineta noteikumi/ The Regulations of Cabinet of Ministers
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Latvia: ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022), from Eurostat. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of engineers alone.
Regulation and recognition
Engineer is a regulated profession in Latvia.
- Recognition route
- General system of recognition - primary application; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: Būvniecības likums/ Construction Law (2014); Vairāki Ministru kabineta noteikumi/ The Regulations of Cabinet of Ministers. Specified construction/electrical activities require a construction specialist practice certificate; delegated bodies assess education, experience and competence.
- Recognition authority
- Delegated competence-testing institutions handle certificates, with the responsible body determined by construction/electrical activity.
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