Working as a plumber in Denmark
What official sources say about working as a plumber in Denmark: how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
Plumber is a regulated profession in Denmark. Foreign qualifications go through: The company applies for the relevant contractor authorisation and must have a technically responsible person approved by Sikkerhedsstyrelsen. The approved-person route and company conditions are separate from ordinary employee recruitment. In Denmark, plumbers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- The company applies for the relevant contractor authorisation and must have a technically responsible person approved by Sikkerhedsstyrelsen. The approved-person route and company conditions are separate from ordinary employee recruitment.
- Shortage list
- Listed
Regulation and recognition
Plumber is a regulated profession in Denmark.
- Recognition route
- The company applies for the relevant contractor authorisation and must have a technically responsible person approved by Sikkerhedsstyrelsen. The approved-person route and company conditions are separate from ordinary employee recruitment.
- Recognition authority
- Danish Safety Technology Authority (Sikkerhedsstyrelsen) for company authorisation and approval of the technically responsible person.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for plumber in Denmark: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Plumber in Denmark: recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version afb0b07c387c5c68bfbaec21ba6bbcc1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/denmark/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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