Job market
Globally, the Netherlands ranks 4th in the World Bank’s Knowledge Economic Index. The Netherlands has a longstanding history of invention, exploration and trading. In times of global, social and economic challenges, the Dutch continue to find ways to grow innovation and entrepreneurship.
Research shows that foreign knowledge workers are concentrated in big urban agglomerations and are more likely to work in foreign or internationally based firms.
In certain sectors and industries, there is a current and stable demand for qualified professionals, particularly engineers, ICT specialists, innovative minds in creative industries and health care specialists.
Employees from the whole range of ICT functions are in demand. If you are able to combine your ICT skills with good social and communication skills then you will be a perfect match for roles in which ICT hardware and applications are 'translated' to the general public.
Due to rapidly increasing number of tourists, especially international tourists visiting the Netherlands in recent years, hospitality industry is booming and has become a substantial sector of the Dutch economy, creating new job opportunities for the people seeking to pursue career in this sector.
Concerning jobs in the health system, it is interesting to consider that the number of older people (65+) will double by the year 2040, there are prospects for interesting and socially relevant employment possibilities in the Dutch health care sector for at least three decades. There is a particular demand for professionals in elderly care, dentistry, emergency response and mental health care. Most health care professions in the Netherlands are regulated professions. This means that access to the profession is regulated by law.
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