According to the EURES report on shortages and surpluses, the occupations facing the most significant worker shortages are:
- Fast food preparers
- Mixed crop and livestock farm laborers
- Mobile farm and forestry plant operators
- Textile, fur, and leather products machine operators not elsewhere classified
- Paper products machine operators
- Chemical products plant and machine operators
- Electrical line installers and repairers
- Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers
- Hunters and trappers
- Inland and coastal waters fishery workers
- Healthcare assistants
- Cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels, and other establishments
- Information and communication technology user support technicians
- Information and communication technology operations technicians
- Metal production process controllers
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classified
- System analysts
- Health professionals not elsewhere classified
- Optometrists and ophthalmic opticians
- Physiotherapists
- Dentists
- Nursing professionals
- Specialist medical practitioners
- General medical practitioners
- Telecommunications engineers