10.11.2021

WHO ARE THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER STAFF ON THE LABOR MARKET IN BULGARIA

Doctors and builders are among the most sought-after specialists in the labor market at the moment. This established a survey of BTA correspondents in the country.

There is a shortage of doctors, builders, craftsmen and representatives of creative professions in both the public and private sectors in Smolyan district, according to the data of the Regional Employment Commission. There is a shortage of both general practitioners and hospital medics in the area. There is a serious deficit in the construction industry - for builders, mechanics, excavators, drivers, said Vladimir Kehayov, chairman of the BCC - Smolyan.

Among the most sought-after professions currently in the Silistra region are doctors, nurses, X-ray and medical laboratory technicians, according to data from the Regional Employment Service in Ruse. There are also vacancies for nurses and nurses.

As a more specific and seasonal city in Burgas after the end of the tourist season construction begins in full force, which implies the search for welders, installers, mechanics, technical staff, fitters, people for all ancillary activities that serve construction and repairs, told BTA Margarita Ivanova, manager of a local labor exchange. According to her, among the sought-after graduates are electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, associates in production and technical departments, but with at least five years of experience.

For years, health facilities in Razgrad district have been experiencing a shortage of medical staff, especially specialists and nurses, said Svetlin Simeonov, director of the district administration, citing data from directors of territorial structures and heads of companies and enterprises. According to him, there is a shortage of skilled labor in the manufacturing sector, where there are many vacancies for welders, locksmiths, millers, machine operators, mechanics, electrical engineers and mechanical engineers.

Teachers and construction workers are among the most sought-after professions in the Lovech region, according to the Regional Employment Service Directorate in Lovech. We are also looking for operators of stationary machines and equipment, workers for waste collection, in the mining and processing industry, economic and administrative specialists, medical specialists.

The hunger for medical staff in Pernik is also great. "As many nurses as they come, we will take them," said the management of the largest health institution, Rahila Angelova Hospital, which is making great efforts to attract young doctors. Due to the proximity to Sofia, one third of the residents of Pernik and Radomir travel daily and work in the capital, which sucks out the younger and better staff, commented the two municipalities. Among the most sought-after professions in the area are also waiters, bartenders, salesmen, and among the graduates - and accountants.

In Sliven district the lack of doctors is the most painful, said the regional governor Mincho Afuzov. According to him, in the current covid crisis, many doctors are forced to work with covid patients at the expense of their specialties. According to him, the district also lacks drivers, locksmiths, the so-called craftsmen, personnel for agriculture.

Since the beginning of the year, no candidate has appeared on our announcement for 12 "hygienists", commented Prof. Yovcho Yovchev, director of the University Hospital in Stara Zagora. The situation is similar with nurses.

For another year in the Stara Zagora region there is a shortage of teachers - in mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology, as well as engineers to teach in vocational high schools, explained Tatiana Dimitrova, director of the Regional Inspectorate of Education. The local Labor Office also informs about the search for sellers, cooks and tailors.

In the field of construction in Kyustendil are traditionally looking for builders, masons, concrete workers, according to the data of the two directorates "Labor Office" in Kyustendil region. We are also looking for workers in the clothing and footwear industry, machine operators, locksmiths, turners and electric welders, and from the graduates - teachers, engineers, doctors and nurses.

A clothing operator, a welder, a machine operator, a locksmith and an assistant to a dentist are the five most sought-after professions in the Ruse region, according to a study on the labor needs of the Employment Agency. The Rector of the University of Ruse, Academician Hristo Beloev, commented for BTA that mechanical engineers are among the most sought after staff, and students from the engineering specialties in agriculture and transport specialties of the university find a good realization.

The professions related to the machine-building industry developed in the Haskovo region are the most sought after on the labor market, said Lilyana Kiryakova, head of the Mediation Services Department at the local Labor Office. There are also no locksmiths, turners, welders, electricians. According to her, the crisis has probably created a shortage of senior medical staff in the area, and it is difficult to find seamstresses.

The most difficult to find in Yambol are personnel for industry, agriculture, construction, restaurant and hotel industry, said the chairman of the Yambol Chamber of Commerce and Industry Stoycho Stoychev. According to him, construction companies are already discussing the import of labor from abroad, which, however, is difficult due to the complex requirements and procedures in our country.

There is a critical shortage of doctors, nurses, midwives, clinical and X-ray technicians, paramedics and rehabilitators in the public sector, said Tsvetka Boycheva, regional chairwoman of the Bulgarian Association of Healthcare Professionals. Of the 520 health professionals in the region, only 20 percent are under the age of 50.

Doctors are looking for all medical institutions on the territory in Blagoevgrad district, said the director of the Multi-profile Hospital for Active Treatment in Blagoevgrad Dr. Ognyan Mitev. The Southwestern University "Neofit Rilski" in Blagoevgrad reports a greatly increased interest in the specialties prepared by nurses and the places are filled the fastest by the candidate students, said the vice-rector of the university Assoc. Prof. Itska Derizhan. Before the beginning of the winter tourist season in Blagoevgrad district, workers in the field of tourism are being sought, the Regional Employment Service Directorate announced.

A doctor, a nurse and a healthcare specialist are the most sought-after professions now and for the next 12 months by employers in the Vidin region, requiring higher education, commented Ivan Ivanov, director of the Vidin Labor Office Directorate. Accountants and teachers are also wanted, according to the data of the three directorates "Labor Office" in Vidin region. Seamstresses, truck and bus drivers, shop workers, vendors and hygienists can also find realization in the area.

In Targovishte district in terms of the needs for qualified specialists, the ranking is led by "Pedagogical Specialists" and "Doctor", followed by "Driver International Transport", "ICT Specialist", "Civil Engineer", "Chemical Engineer", "Medical sister", announced by the District Administration. Over the next 12 months, employers will need tailors, workers in the food industry, builders and machine operators.

In Kardzhali for another week out of 40 announced positions for graduates, 17 are for medics. The local labor office explained that these were unoccupied medical practices. Tailors, ironers and machine operators in the textile industry are other sought-after staff in the region.

The Pleven region is mainly looking for tailors, builders, fitters, social assistants, said Zdravko Dafinov, acting Director of the Directorate "Labor Office" - Pleven. According to the study of labor needs, prepared by the Regional Employment Council, in the next 12 months the most sought after will be tailors, builders, workers in the food industry, doctors, teachers and nurses.

According to the latest data, specialists with higher education are being sought in the Plovdiv region - nurses, teachers, electronics and automation engineers, said Fani Nikolova, director of the Regional Employment Service - Plovdiv.

The most serious shortage of specialists in the Shumen region is in the field of healthcare. The Deputy Mayor for Social Policy and Healthcare of Shumen Municipality Dr. Svetlana Markova told a BTA reporter that a significant part of the graduates in the Shumen branch of the Medical University in Varna remain working in the regional city and probably due to the increased interest in such specialists , do not fall into the statistics of the local Labor Office.

Businesses in the Veliko Tarnovo region are looking for industrial workers, drivers and builders, the local Employment Directorate said. In Veliko Tarnovo, construction has grown by nearly 13 percent over the past year and the "hunger" for staff is high, said the chairman of the Regional Construction Chamber Ina Mincheva-Kardzhilova. According to her, the number of construction companies that are constantly looking for workers from other areas has also increased.

In the Gabrovo region there is a shortage of electricians, welders, fitters, all kinds of personnel for mechanical engineering, as well as firefighters, said Daniela Marinova, director of the regional directorate "Labor Bureau".

There is a shortage of educators, teachers, engineers, installers, firefighters, and truck drivers in the Varna region, the Regional Employment Service Directorate in the seaside town said. At the beginning of autumn, the most vacancies were announced in the fields of trade, education, manufacturing and tourism. We are looking for sales consultants, insurance agents, general workers, cooks for fast food restaurants.

In the last few months in Montana, the most sought-after occupations are teachers, tailors and seasonal workers, the Montana Regional Employment Service said.

Engineers and personnel for education and the processing industry are most in demand on the labor market in Vratsa region, according to the data of the "Labor Bureau" directorate in Vratsa.