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What are the most common jobs in Sweden?

The jobs that employ the most people in Sweden, with the median salary for each.

The most common jobs in Sweden

According to Statistics Sweden's 2025 salary structure statistics.

  1. 1 Assistant nurse, elderly care 124,700 employed 33,500 SEK
  2. 2 Software developer 113,100 employed 53,500 SEK
  3. 3 Primary school teacher 113,000 employed 42,100 SEK
  4. 4 Shop assistant, specialist retail 109,700 employed 33,000 SEK
  5. 5 Warehouse worker 96,500 employed 33,400 SEK
  6. 6 Cleaner 89,400 employed 28,500 SEK
  7. 7 Care assistant 86,800 employed 29,100 SEK
  8. 8 Kitchen assistant 86,700 employed 28,300 SEK
  9. 9 Shop assistant, groceries 86,600 employed 32,700 SEK
  10. 10 Personal care providers 81,300 employed 33,100 SEK
  11. 11 Childminder 81,200 employed 28,100 SEK
  12. 12 Sales representative 80,800 employed 50,300 SEK
  13. 13 Personal assistant (care) 74,200 employed 31,900 SEK
  14. 14 Policy administration professionals 69,800 employed 46,100 SEK
  15. 15 Office clerks not elsewhere classified 64,200 employed 35,900 SEK
  16. 16 Truck driver 62,100 employed 33,900 SEK
  17. 17 Preschool teacher 58,300 employed 37,800 SEK
  18. 18 Nurse 52,100 employed 42,900 SEK
  19. 19 Machine-tool operators 50,400 employed 35,300 SEK
  20. 20 Carpenter 46,300 employed 40,300 SEK
  21. 21 Management consultant 44,300 employed 53,700 SEK
  22. 22 Electrician 42,900 employed 40,000 SEK
  23. 23 Chef 41,600 employed 32,200 SEK
  24. 24 Engineering professionals in electrical, electronics and telecommunications 39,900 employed 54,200 SEK
  25. 25 Teaching assistant 39,800 employed 29,000 SEK
  26. 26 Waiter 37,300 employed 30,200 SEK
  27. 27 Assistant nurse, hospital ward 36,900 employed 34,200 SEK
  28. 28 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified 35,800 employed 56,600 SEK
  29. 29 Car mechanic 34,700 employed 35,000 SEK
  30. 30 Building caretaker 32,400 employed 33,300 SEK
  31. 31 Accountant 32,000 employed 44,600 SEK
  32. 32 Finance assistant 31,700 employed 37,500 SEK
  33. 33 Chief executive (CEO) 31,200 employed 68,400 SEK
  34. 34 Systems analyst and IT architect 28,500 employed 56,200 SEK
  35. 35 Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers 28,300 employed 40,000 SEK
  36. 36 Specialist physician 27,700 employed 96,800 SEK
  37. 37 Customer service adviser 27,200 employed 32,000 SEK
  38. 38 Upper secondary school teacher 27,000 employed 44,200 SEK
  39. 39 Marketing specialist 27,000 employed 53,000 SEK
  40. 40 Other service workers not elsewhere classified 26,300 employed 27,100 SEK
  41. 41 Social worker 25,900 employed 41,200 SEK
  42. 42 HR specialist 25,700 employed 48,500 SEK
  43. 43 Civil engineering technician 25,600 employed 49,400 SEK
  44. 44 Electronics engineering technician 25,600 employed 49,500 SEK
  45. 45 Plumbing and central heating fitters 25,400 employed 42,700 SEK
  46. 46 Mechanical engineering technician 25,000 employed 45,500 SEK
  47. 47 Bus driver 24,700 employed 33,200 SEK
  48. 48 Buyers and purchasers 23,200 employed 49,200 SEK
  49. 49 Engineering professionals in mechanical technology 22,900 employed 51,800 SEK
  50. 50 Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified 22,700 employed 29,800 SEK

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