General Employment Permit
Construction — Trades & Skilled Labour
⭐ Featured
- Electrician
- Electrical Contractor / Electrical Engineer (field)
- Electrical Supervisor / Metal & Electronic Trades Supervisor
- Plumber
- Carpenter / Joiner
- Bricklayer / Mason
- Roofer
- Painter & Decorator
- Estimator
- Electrical Linesperson
🏥Healthcare & Social Care
- Healthcare Assistant €32,691 min.
- Home Carer / Home Support Worker €32,691 min.
- Care Worker €32,691 min.
- Senior Care Worker — disability services
- Residential / Day / Domiciliary Case Manager — disability
- Social Care Worker
- Family Support Worker — disability
- Project Officer — disability
- Support Worker (social, community, charity)
- Play Therapist — disability
- Genetic Counsellor
- Guide Dog Mobility Instructor
- Autism Assistance Dog Instructor
- Dispensing Optician
🍽️Hospitality & Food Service
- Chef / Sous Chef
- Hotel Supervisor / Restaurant Supervisor
- Hospitality Manager quota: 350
🚗Vehicles, Mechanics & Transport
- Car Mechanic / Motor Mechanic
- HGV / Bus Mechanic
- Auto Electrician
- Motor Vehicle Technician
- Vehicle Body Builder / Repairer
- Body Shop Panel Beater
- Vehicle Paint Technician
- Armature Rewinder
- HGV Driver
- Warehouse / Logistics Operative
🌾Agriculture, Agri-food & Horticulture
- Butcher / Deboner
- Baker
- Meat Processing Operative €32,691 min. quota filled
- Horticultural Worker €32,691 min.
- Pig Farm Manager / Pig Farm Assistant
- Dairy Farm Assistant
- Specialty Forestry Harvesting Technician
🏭Industry, Manufacturing & Craft
- Pharma / Food / Electronics Technician
- Furniture Maker / Craft Woodworker
- Upholstery & Furniture Operative
- Textile Process Operative
- Wood Machine Operative
- Saw Doctor / Wood Machine Mechanic
🛒Retail & Sales Supervision
- Sales Supervisor
- Retail Manager
Critical Skills Employment Permit
IT & Technology
- Software Developer / Engineer
- Data Analyst / Data Scientist
- Cybersecurity Specialist
- IT Project Manager / Business Analyst
- Cloud Computing Specialist
- AI / Machine Learning Engineer
- Network Specialist
- Web Developer
- IT Systems Architect
- Information Technology Director
⚙️Engineering
- Civil Engineer
- Structural Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Electronic Engineer
- Chemical Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Design & Development Engineer
- Material Scientist
🏗️ Construction — Management & Projects ⭐ Featured
- Construction Project Manager
- Commercial Manager
- Site Manager (construction / industrial)
- Site Engineer / Setting Out Engineer
- Quantity Surveyor
- Registered Architect
- Façade Designer
- BIM Manager
- BIM Coordinator / BIM Technician
- Estimator
🏥Healthcare
- Medical Doctor (all specialties)
- Registered Nurse (all disciplines)
- Registered Midwife
- Physiotherapist
- Occupational Therapist
- Speech & Language Therapist
- Clinical / Educational Psychologist
- Industrial / Retail Pharmacist
- Radiologist / Radiotherapist
- Audiologist / Dietician / Clinical Cardiologist
- Medical Scientist / Lab Technician
- Optometrist (Ophthalmic Optician)
💼Finance & Business
- Registered Accountant / Auditor
- Actuary / Statistician
- Business Analyst (Big Data / IT)
- Financial Risk / Credit / Fraud Manager
- Management Consultant (IT / Data Mining)
🔬Science & Research
- Chemist / Biochemist (pharma / biotech)
- Biological Scientist / Microbiologist
- Physical Scientist / Meteorologist
- Clinical Research Scientist
- Resource Modelling / Earth Observation Analyst
- Operational Forecaster
🎓Education & Social
- University Lecturer / Professor PhD + 2 yrs exp.
- Registered Social Worker
🌿Other
- Professional Forester
- Quality & Regulatory Professional (Pharma / MedTech)
- Art Director in 2D/3D Animation
- International Sales Executive (B2B / IT, non-EEA language)
Information based on DETE regulations effective September 2024 and updated thresholds from March 2026. Always verify current quotas and salary thresholds at enterprise.gov.ie before applying.