In 2022, over 24,000 work permits were granted in Sweden. The professional field with the highest number of work permits granted that year was technicians and associate professionals with over 8,400 permits, closely followed by specialists with 8,300 permits. Around 2,600 permits were granted to professionals. The work permits were granted to non-Swedish and non-EU citizens applying for a job in Sweden from abroad, applying while studying in Sweden, or applying after having received a rejection to an asylum application.
Number of work permits granted in Sweden in 2022, by professional field
Characteristic
Number of work permits
Technicians and associate professionals
8,436
Specialists
8,317
Professionals
2,598
Construction and manufacturing
1,145
Service, care, and sales
1,142
Agriculture, gardening, forestry and fishery workers
The source adds the following information: "The figures do not cover athletes, artists, au-pairs, self-employed, visiting researchers, trainees, holiday workers or relatives of employees."
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Migrationsverket. (January 9, 2023). Number of work permits granted in Sweden in 2022, by professional field [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124364/number-of-work-permits-granted-in-sweden-by-professional-field/
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