Working as a nurse in Denmark
What official sources say about working as a nurse in Denmark: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Denmark, the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals", which includes nurses, earns ≈ 5,445 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Nurse is a regulated profession in Denmark. Foreign qualifications go through: Apply to STPS for the authorization matching the actual national profession. EU/EEA nurse and midwife routes request professional qualification and current-status documents; third-country routes include profession-specific qualification checks and may require language, tests or evaluation employment. ISCO 3221/3222 associate roles are not assumed to be nurse/midwife licences. In Denmark, nurses are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals"
- ≈ 5,445 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Apply to STPS for the authorization matching the actual national profession. EU/EEA nurse and midwife routes request professional qualification and current-status documents; third-country routes include profession-specific qualification checks and may require language, tests or evaluation employment. ISCO 3221/3222 associate roles are not assumed to be nurse/midwife licences.
- Shortage list
- Listed
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals" in Denmark: ≈ 5,445 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 nurses alone.
Regulation and recognition
Nurse is a regulated profession in Denmark.
- Recognition route
- Apply to STPS for the authorization matching the actual national profession. EU/EEA nurse and midwife routes request professional qualification and current-status documents; third-country routes include profession-specific qualification checks and may require language, tests or evaluation employment. ISCO 3221/3222 associate roles are not assumed to be nurse/midwife licences. Specialist Nurse. General care nurse.
- Recognition authority
- Danish Patient Safety Authority (STPS), for the protected nurse and midwife titles.
- Language requirement
- For the STPS third-country nurse and midwife routes, the published Danish language test is Prøve i dansk 3 (Danish 3). The EU/EEA route does not publish one universal CEFR level for all target occupations.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for nurse in Denmark: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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