Specialist Medical Practitioners: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Specialist Medical Practitioners is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 2212) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Anaesthetist
- Cardiologist
- Emergency medicine specialist
- Gynaecologist
- Obstetrician
- Ophthalmologist
- Paediatrician
- Pathologist
- Preventive medicine specialist
- Psychiatrist
Latest specialist medical practitioners job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
22,264 open ads- Specialist doctor for ophthalmology
German title: Facharzt für Augenheilkunde
tw.con. GmbH · Bochum · Posted 2026-10-19 - Specialist doctor for nuclear medicine
German title: Facharzt für Nuklearmedizin
rocket match powered by notificAI GmbH · Bünde · Posted 2026-10-18 - Specialist doctor for neurosurgery
German title: Facharzt für Neurochirurgie
evidia GmbH · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-18 - Specialist doctor of radiology
German title: Facharzt für Radiologie
evidia GmbH · Herne, Westfalen · Posted 2026-10-18 - Specialist doctor of radiology
German title: Facharzt für Radiologie
evidia GmbH · Nürnberg, Mittelfranken · Posted 2026-10-18 - Specialist doctor as site manager
German title: Facharzt als Standortleiter
evidia GmbH · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-18
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
529 open ads- We are looking for specialists in general medicine
Swedish title: Specialister i allmänmedicin sökes
Karriärguiden Group Sweden AB · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Specialist doctor to Health Centre Likenäs - here we invest extra
Swedish title: Specialistläkare till Vårdcentralen Likenäs - här satsar vi extra
REGION VÄRMLAND · Torsby · Posted 2026-10-16 - MLA Maternal Health Specialist
Swedish title: MLA specialistläkare inom Mödrahälsovård
Talangbron Sverige AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Specialist for bup Neuropsychiatry Southwest
Swedish title: Specialistläkare till BUP Neuropsykiatri Sydväst
REGION STOCKHOLM · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Gynecology and Obstetrics Specialist to Aleris Ultragyn Sabbatsberg
Swedish title: Specialistläkare gynekologi och obstetrik till Aleris Ultragyn Sabbatsberg
Aleris Sjukvård AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Digital Work Pediatrician
Swedish title: Barnläkare för digitalt arbete
Kry Primärvård AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where specialist medical practitioners are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Shortage | €4,602 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €1,367 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Cyprus | Shortage | €2,809 a month | Nicosia: €750 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €2,276 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Estonia | Shortage | €2,262 a month | Tallinn: €720 |
| France | Shortage | €4,118 a month * | Paris: €1,550 |
| Germany | Shortage | €5,270 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,904 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Ireland | Shortage | €5,669 a month | Dublin: €2,000 |
| Italy | Shortage | €3,172 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Latvia | Shortage | €2,136 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | €2,352 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Luxembourg | Shortage | €6,887 a month * | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €4,726 a month | Not yet verified |
| Norway | Shortage | €6,022 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Poland | Shortage | €1,706 a month | Warsaw: €840 |
| Portugal | Shortage | €2,323 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Romania | Shortage | €1,991 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Slovakia | Shortage | €1,830 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €2,727 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Spain | Shortage | €3,085 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
| Sweden | Shortage | €4,330 a month * | Stockholm: €2,100 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for specialist medical practitioners alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What specialist medical practitioners do
Specialist medical practitioners (medical doctors) diagnose, treat and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans, using specialized testing, diagnostic, medical, surgical, physical and psychiatric techniques, through application of the principles and procedures of modern medicine. They specialize in certain disease categories, types of patient or methods of treatment and may conduct medical education and research in their chosen areas of specialization.
Typical tasks
- Conducting physical examinations of patients and interviewing them and their families to determine their health status
- Considering medical information provided by a referring doctor or other health care provider
- Ordering specialized diagnostic tests to determine the nature of disorders or illnesses
- Prescribing, administering and monitoring patients' responses to treatments, medications, anaesthetics, psychotherapies, physical rehabilitation programmes and other preventive and curative measures
- Performing surgery of a general or specialized nature
- Managing complications before, during and after childbirth
- Recording patients' medical information and exchanging information with other health professionals to ensure the provision of comprehensive care
- Reporting births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities to meet legal and professional requirements
- Providing information to patients and families and communities about preventive measures, treatment and care for specific ailments
- Performing autopsies to determine cause of death
- Conducting research into specific human disorders and illnesses and preventive or curative methods and disseminating the findings such as through scientific reports
- Planning and participating in programmes designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of specific diseases
Finding specialist medical practitioners jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Surgeon".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025: Analysis of specialist medical practitioners, occupational fiche, table 1 (published 2026). Specialist doctors are not in annex table 21 of the report. Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland did not provide data. Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.