Working as a nurse in France
What official sources say about working as a nurse in France: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In France, the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals", which includes nurses, earns ≈ 2,902 EUR/month (gross, 2022). To work as a nurse in France on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 59,373 € a year (current). Nurse is a regulated profession in France. Foreign qualifications go through: General system of recognition - primary application. In France, nurses are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals"
- ≈ 2,902 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- General system of recognition - primary application
- Shortage list
- Listed
- EU Blue Card threshold
- 59,373 €/year
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals" in France: ≈ 2,902 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.
EU Blue Card salary threshold
France publishes a current EU Blue Card threshold of 59,373 €/year. It is the minimum salary for that work route, not what nurses earn.
Regulation and recognition
Nurse is a regulated profession in France.
- Recognition route
- General system of recognition - primary application. General care nurse. Listed EU/EEA nursing diplomas may receive sectoral/automatic recognition followed by Order registration; non-listed diplomas require the applicable separate national/regional recognition route.
- Recognition authority
- For listed EU/EEA qualifications, registration is with the departmental Ordre des infirmiers; other diplomas follow a distinct national/regional recognition route.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for nurse in France: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Nurse in France: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 80ebe7f27ca92ddd0b68b1d9bc47f2c6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/nurse/france/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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