The recent report by the European Labour Authority, which examines workforce shortages and surpluses across EU nations, has identified 30 occupations experiencing shortages in Croatia. These occupations include:
- Building construction laborers
- Crane, hoist, and related plant operators
- Heavy truck and lorry drivers
- Electronic mechanics and servicers
- Electrical line installers and repairers
- Electrical mechanics and fitters
- Building and related electricians
- Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers
- Metal working machine tool setters and operators
- Welders and flame cutters
- Painters and related workers
- Plumbers and pipe fitters
- Roofers
- Carpenters and joiners
- Stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters, and carvers
- Bricklayers and related workers
- Waiters
- Chefs and related food preparers
- Systems administrators
- Applications programmers