Working as a physician in Norway
What official sources say about working as a physician in Norway: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Norway, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 6,151 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Physician is a regulated profession in Norway. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice. In Norway, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 6,151 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice
- Shortage list
- Listed
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Norway: ≈ 6,151 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 physicians alone.
Regulation and recognition
Physician is a regulated profession in Norway.
- Recognition route
- Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice. Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. Doctor in Basic Medicine. Foreign medical qualifications are assessed by Helsedirektoratet; outside-EU/EEA applicants may need the additional requirements and professional test before final authorization.
- Recognition authority
- Helsedirektoratet for physician authorization; specialist-field approval is a separate credential.
- Language requirement
- For authorization of foreign-trained health personnel, education outside EU/EEA requires an approved Norwegian, Swedish or Danish language test/evidence at CEFR B2; specified exemptions may apply. EU/EEA routes differ and this B2 rule is not universal across all origins.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician in Norway: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Physician in Norway: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0c25a9135a03510978ac141e0c34c545]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/norway/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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