The 18 university courses with the most job opportunities in Spain. What are they? Today we bring you a very useful article if you intend to study a degree in Spain. When we are young and going to university, we usually ask ourselves the following questions: "What career should I study?" «C
Today we bring a very useful article if you intend to study a career in Spain.
When we are young and going to university, we usually ask ourselves the following questions:
«What career to study?»
«What are the best university courses that will provide me with a good job in the future?
In this article perhaps we can help you find answers to these questions.
We are going to talk to you about the 18 careers with the most job opportunities in Spain, that is, the careers with the most future in our country, in case it falls into your plans to develop your professional life in Spain in the future. 😉
In addition to this list of the university courses with the most job opportunities in Spain, we are also going to talk about the races with fewer starts and the best paid professions in Spain.
Are you interested in this topic? Who doesn't?
Let's get to it! 🙌
We start with the races health sciences.
These degrees always provide a good job future in Spain. As they say: “Health comes first!”
According to the Adecco Infoemployment Report 2021, Health Sciences majors win by a landslide in the ranking of university courses with the most job opportunities in Spain.
The distribution of job offers For the branch of Health Sciences it is 46%. That is, almost half of the jobs!
As you can imagine, it has increased due to the COVID 19 pandemic and the need to create jobs in healthcare in recent years.
In fact, in 2020 job offers were 24%, which was also a very high number!
Next, we are going to see in more detail which careers have the most job opportunities in the health sector.
Nursing occupies second place in the most in-demand careers currently with 6.85% of job offers for recent graduate students.
What do nurses do?
They assist doctors in their tasks, take care of patients and monitor their progress in hospitals, in addition to giving injections, taking temperatures and dressing wounds.
The average salary of a nurse in Spain is about 2,000 euros per month.
Medicine has always been one of the careers with greater employability.
In fact, did you know that Medicine and Biomedicine were the university courses with more opportunities last year?
A 13.41% of university career opportunities are monopolized by these two careers.
Furthermore, Medicine and Biomedicine are the most in-demand careers in Spain today.
Do you know the names of the different branches of Medicine in Spanish?
I'll name a few: Family medicine, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Neurology, Dermatology, Hematology... and many more.
A doctor's salary varies depending on his specialty, seniority, or where he works.
We can affirm that in Spain the average salary is about 2,700 – 3,000 euros per month.
Are you more interested in the medical research part, rather than being face to face with patients?
In this case perhaps you should opt for the biomedicine, one of the biohealth careers par excellence.
This discipline studies the biological aspects of medicine such as cells, molecules and genes of the human being with the aim of better combating diseases.
Are you not sure if this is one of the careers with the most job opportunities?
The truth is that Biomedicine has a multitude of opportunities in different fields.
You could work as an analytical chemist, a biotechnologist, a medical laboratory technician, a biomedical scientist or engineer... You won't be short of work. And not a good salary either! 💰
The average salary of a Biomedical professional is 40,342 euros per year. It is one of the highest paying science careers.
What would become of us without pharmacies? Where would we buy medicines, disinfectants, ointments, bandages, plasters or orthopedic products?
Pharmacies are so necessary for people that some must be open 24 hours.
Therefore, Pharmacy It is one of the grades with the most exits and one of the careers with the highest employment rate in this country.
The average salary of a pharmacist in Spain is 1,800 euros per month.
Don't you know thedifferences between Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology?
Biology is the science that studies living beings in a more comprehensive way and general. It covers many fields: molecular biology, cell biology, zoology, ecology, physiology...
The Biochemistry It is a science that studies the chemical composition of living beings. Thanks to this science, great discoveries have been made such as photosynthesis, DNA or metabolism.
The Biotechnology It is a branch of biology that uses living organisms to develop or modify products or processes for certain uses. One of the best known is that of genetically modified foods.
A biotechnologist can work in the agri-food sector, in the production of food and beverages, in the pharmaceutical industry and in many other sectors.
Who do you think earns more?
The professional of the Biochemistry is the one who takes the first prize with an average of 30,000 euros per year.
We live in a world where we spend more and more time sitting in front of screens.
It is normal for us to have back and neck pain from time to time! 😓
The demand for physiotherapy professionals has grown tremendously in recent decades, and more and more Spaniards trust this health science to cure their physical pain.
For this reason, the Physiotherapy It has become one of the science careers with the most opportunities in Spain.
The main Physiotherapy outingsare the following:
And the salary? In this job it varies a lot depending on the center or if you receive many clients.
For example, the salary of a physiotherapist in a public hospital is between 22,000 and 24,000 euros per year.
Most engineering fields are among the university courses with the most professional opportunities in Spain.
And you? Do you have an engineer's mind? Then the next six degrees will interest you.
The digitization of the world of work It is already a reality.
Any company needs a computer engineer on your team to analyze data, program, carry out the digitalization of work, process information, protect the company from hackers and a thousand other tasks.
Without a doubt, it is one of the most suitable careers to study if you like to spend time in front of the computer and program the functions of computers.
Furthermore, today, it is one of the highest paid engineering in Spain.
A computer engineer with a long career and in a large company can earn 75,000 euros per year. 😯
The Industrial Engineering is related to the design and construction of machines in factories, as well as the improvement of manufacturing processes and the correct maintenance of supply chains.
An industrial engineer can work in consultancies, large factories, machinery companies or in public administration.
In Spain, an industrial engineer has an average salary of between 30,000 and 40,000 euros.
“Teleco” engineers They develop communication systems by cable, satellite, mobile phones, radio waves, Internet and email.
This is one of the engineering fields most in demand by students, the cutoff mark at the Polytechnic University of Valencia in 2022 was 12.5 out of 14.
The salary of these engineers is between 2,000 and 4,000 euros monthly.
The Mechanical Engineering is one of the engineering with more job opportunities in Spain.
If you become a mechanical engineer, you will not be short of work.
You can work in any of the following fields:
Salaries in this sector range from 27,000 to 37,000 euros per year.
Do you have an electrifying and overwhelming personality? So yours is the Electrical Engineering.🔌😬
These engineers are responsible for designing devices that produce or operate with electricity. They can be small, like a mobile phone, or huge electrical grids.
With the amount of electronic devices we have today, this is one of the engineering with more future.
The salary of an electrical engineer is very similar to that of a mechanic, it ranges between 26,000 and 37,000 euros per year.
Perhaps the previous engineerings seem very urban to you. Maybe living in the countryside is your thing and you love having your own garden.
In that case, surely the Agri-Food Engineering It is one of the careers in Spain that you are most passionate about.
This type of engineer manages food production and distribution. He is very aware of how agricultural and livestock production works and how agricultural companies are organized.
It promotes rural development and agricultural expansion, always taking into account respect for the environment.
Average salary? between 25,000 and 30,000 euros per year.
In Spain, Social Sciences majors are in high demand.
Let's see what are the Social Sciences careers with more opportunities and better pay.
Did you know that Business Administration and Management Was it the university degree with the most job opportunities in Spain before the pandemic began?
To this day, it is still in the top 3 careers with greater employability, occupying third place.
The profile of the professional that this career generates is very multipurpose, that causes many companies to sue him.
What outputs does ADE have?
Business Administration graduates can perform their duties in various facets of a company: human resources, administration, production, finance, legal activities, purchasing and selling services...
As I always say, the salary of someone who studied ADE in Spain depends on their position and the company they are in.
The average is about 25,000 – 30,000 euros per year.
In addition to having the highest rate of job offers, ADE is one of the Best paying Social Sciences careers in Spain.
If we add Law to the degree in Business Administration and Management, the professional opportunities will be even better.
In Spain there are double degrees, and this is one of the most popular.
If you are interested in studying ADE, think about the option of ADE + Law.
You will obtain a more multidisciplinary training and companies will fight to have you on their team.
And the best of all is that the difficulty is not much higher, the estimated duration of these double degrees is five years, while in normal grades it is four.
Just one more year!
The acronyms RRLL and RRHH mean Labor Relations and Human Resources.
In other universities they are also called Labor sciences.
These degrees have always been within the careers of Social Sciences with more output.
Because? The reason is simple, all companies that have workers require this job.
Graduates in these careers deal with managing the relationship between the company and employees. They control the legality of contracts, dismissals, documentation, procedures with Social Security, etc.
The average salary of a person who works in this area is about 1,700 – 1,800 euros per month.
The rise of commerce through the internet and the digitalization of companies has led to degrees in Digital Commerce and Marketing are one of the main careers with a future in Spain.
The person who works in marketing performs the communication and sales strategies of a company.
A good marketing strategy can help a business expand and achieve many benefits. Therefore, it is a very important job and that is why it is so in demand by companies.
Within the world of digital Marketing there are different professions that have emerged in recent years and that today are in high demand: SEO, Community Manager, Copywriter, web editor, etc.
Without a doubt, Marketing has evolved and is considered one of the races with the most departures in Spain.
The average salary of someone who works in Digital Marketing is about 25,000 – 27,000 euros per year. It is one of the careers with the best salary in the branch of social sciences.
As he saidNelson Mandela: «Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.» 🌍
Young Spaniards seem to be very aware of this, and that is why the careers in Education and Pedagogy They are among the most demanded each year in the universities in Spain.
What are the careers related to this field? We have a lot!
And don't forget that you can also do the Master's Degree in Teacher Training.
This is training for teach what you have studied. For example: Philosophy, Geography, History, Philologies, photography, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, etc.
Many of those who study these careers in Spain end up being teachers in secondary schools or higher grade, since the conditions are quite good.
The average salary of a teacher in Spain is 24,375 euros per year.
It is not bad at all, since careers related to education are considered the easiest.
In relation to the difficulty of study and salary, we can affirm that studies related to Education are the easier and better paying careers in Spain.
The degree in Law It occupies tenth place in the ranking of university courses with the most departures in Spain.
Graduates of this degree can work asself-employed lawyers or in companies performing the tasks of mediators, attorneys or legal advisors.
The Law career offers many versatility when finding employment.
The average salary of a lawyer in Spain is 24,000 euros per year.
In position number 15 of the careers with less unemployment in 2022 we find the degree in Economy.
Economists do very relevant work in society.
They analyze current economic data and predict events such as unemployment, crises or inflation.
In addition, they can also help companies obtain a better economic performance analyzing the statistics.
The average salary of a person who works in the field of economics is 25,000 euros per year.
We have already seen What are the university courses with the most job opportunities? in Spain.
Now it's time to talk about a less pleasant topic: university careers with fewer job opportunities in Spain. 😓
I have to admit that this is a topic that saddens me, since these races usually coincide with those of letters and humanities, studies that I consider very important on a cultural and social level.
Are there no humanities courses with a future in Spain? Are these races destined to disappear? 😨
Peace of mind! Let's not get apocalyptic. Literature degrees are as necessary in the world as science degrees, but unfortunately they are not as valued.
If you want to study any of these degrees, don't be depressed.
The job options may not be as overwhelming as in the previous ones, but of course they exist.
Do you want to know them? Let's go there!
In such a technological world and with so many stimuli, it seems that it is no longer fashionable to stop and reflect on life and about oneself.
However, it is proven that if we do not work within ourselves, we will often feel dejected by external circumstances.
Many times we feel disoriented, running from one place to another without knowing where we are going, as the expression says: "like a chicken without a head."
To combat this anxiety, philosophy can be of great help. Unfortunately, the work applications of Philosophy today are scarce.
The most common job of a Philosophy graduate in Spain is as teacher in secondary schools teaching the subject of Philosophy.
In Spain, the study of the Geography and History They are usually done together.
They belong to the branch of Social Sciences.
Within these types of university courses with few job offers, they may be one of the ones with the most job opportunities.
The Geography professional analyzes the surface of the Earth and the characteristics of the different spaces and the human interaction with these.
On the other hand, the historian is a expert in the events that have occurred in the world throughout history.
Their work is essential to know what things should be avoided and not repeat the same mistakes.
Although the profession as a geographer and historian exists as such, once again the most recurrent professions in these areas in Spain is teaching in schools secondary of these subjects.
Careers related to Arts and Humanities They have always been frowned upon due to their high unemployment rate.
«If you want to be an artist, you are going to have a path full of obstacles and you are going to have to work very hard.»
You've probably heard this a thousand times, right?
However, in recent years the situation in the art world has changed.
Thanks to new technologies, some of the Arts and Humanities majors have been revalued.
The arts careers with the most opportunities are those related to audiovisual arts.
Jobs such as graphic design, 3D animation, video post-production or photography editing are in high demand in our time.
The degree in Modern Languages allows you to obtain a very extensive knowledge of two languages at different levels: grammar, cultural, literature, social...
The most common jobs for graduates in this career are language teaching through the teaching staff and text translation.
As you can see, the largest job offer in these Humanities careers focuses on the educational sector.
Is this bad? No, as long as you like teaching. If so, studying these careers is a great option.
Remember that, as I said before, working as a teacher in Spain is very well paid and has excellent conditions.
And then what are the highest paying letter careers in Spain? Here you have them:
Finally we come to the question that many of you will have had throughout the article:
«What are the best paid professions in Spain?»
The little money... how important it is. Do you dream of bathing among 500 euro bills? The following professions may allow you to indulge yourself.
The CEO has a position of similar importance to the executive president or general director.
He is the person who controls much of the management and representation of a company.
CEOs are also known by the acronym «CEO», which come from the English «Chief Executive Officer».
The CEO salary It varies greatly depending on where you work. We give 3 examples:
The CEO of Zara earns 82,790 euros a year, that of Roche 60,000 and that of Iberia earns 104,000.
real estate agents buy and sell properties. They also show them to potential clients, prepare the necessary documents for sales and evaluate the situation of the real estate market in the area where they are installed.
The curious thing about this profession in Spain is that there are no specific university studies related, the most linked would be the degree in Commerce and Marketing.
If you are interested in this sector, I will tell you some courses that you can study to develop the skills necessary to become a good real estate agent:
What about the salary? The average salary of a real estate agent in Spain is around 45,000 – 55,000 euros per year.
The goal of a database designer (DBA) is properly structure all information of a company at a computer level.
A good database design saves space, preserves all data with integrity without loss, and greatly speeds up data processing and access.
Did you know this profession? I'm sure it's something new for a lot of people.
There really are not many professionals who do this and it is a highly requested job by companies that want store your data well.
For these reasons, DBA professionals can earn from 30,000 until 47,000 euros per year.
To specialize in DBA, you should focus on thetechnical careers in Spain, like the following:
The ICT technical manager manages the team technical support of a company.
Technical support helps customers solve their ICT-related problems (Information and Communication Technologies).
These problems can be related to software, computers, mobile phones, applications, etc.
The salary of the ICT technical manager ranges between 30,000 and 47,000 euros annually.
Before we have talked about the degree in Labor Relations and Human Resources as one of the university degrees in social sciences with the most opportunities.
However, it is true that it is not one of the best paying university degrees. We have said that the salary was between 1,700 and 1,800 euros per month.
On the other hand, if you manage to get HR director things change. HR directors they charge in Spain between 3,000 and 4,000 euros per month.
The functions of this job They are the organization and selection of a company's personnel, recruiting, evaluating the work of employees, training workers, etc.
When we think about architecture we imagine someone with a yellow hat and a ruler in hand designing the plans for a building, right? 👷♂️
This is the image of the traditional architect. However, there is another very different type: software and systems architecture.
These architects design the construction of computer systems of a company.
Said like this it seems very simple, but it shouldn't be at all because these professionals earn between 40,000 and 57,000 euros per year.
The construction manager directs the technical, urban planning, aesthetic and environmental aspects of a work according to the defined project.
It is also responsible for complying with licenses, authorizations and complying with the conditions of the contract so that the work is carried out safely and successfully.
It seems like a job with a lot of responsibility, right? That is why the average annual salary is about 45,000 – 50,000 euros.
The financial direction plans, executes and analyzes finances of a company with the aim of obtaining the highest possible profitability and helping companies make the best decisions.
The average salary of a financial director in Spain is 45,000 euros per year, although there are those who earn 72,300 euros, almost nothing!
We're done. In this piece of article we have talked about the careers with more opportunities and better pay in Spain, and also of the careers with fewer job options.
I hope it helps you if you had doubts about which career to choose.
It is a very important decision and you need to think a lot about it. Don't rush, take your time!
Maybe you are wondering:
«Where can I study these courses in Spain?»
There are many universities in Spain where you can do them. But you already know that we love Valencia for many reasons.
The University in Valencia gives you the opportunity to study all the degrees mentioned above.
In the University of Valencia (UV) you will be able to access most degrees related to health, social sciences and the arts and humanities.
If you like pure sciences and engineering more, Polytechnic University from Valencia (UPV) It's your place.
And these are not the only ones! You also have the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP) and many private universities.
Furthermore, our school is in Valencia: Hispania, Spanish school. Here you can learn general Spanish and prepare for university with our courses for access to higher education in Spain.
These courses are divided into two large blocks:
You will learn to give oral presentations and write typical university papers, we will give you advice for working in groups, you will expand your level of Spanish with more technical and academic vocabulary, etc.
Of course, we teach these courses entirely in Spanish. This way you will go to the PAU exams with excellent preparation.
What are you waiting for? University awaits you! 🧑🎓
Do you already know what career you want to study? Is it one of those that we have included in our list of university majors with more opportunities in the future?
If you have any questions about these races or others, ask me in the comments.
See you next time! 👋
Article written by Carlos Martinez for Hispania, Spanish school.
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