Spring is a hot time for parents who have not yet decided to which university or other educational institution in Bulgaria to send their graduate. To make it easier for them to make a difficult choice, we decided to present on the pages of the Migration Center "Window to Bulgaria" the latest global study on the most in-demand professions in the country. At the end of last year, it was published by the well-known company ManpowerGroup Bulgaria based on the results of a survey of 621 national employers. Below we will provide a ranking of Bulgarian universities in the most popular specialties.
LET'S START WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE LABOR MARKET
The main conclusion that the researchers made last year is that the problem with personnel in the country is getting worse. If in 2015 50% of the surveyed companies reported that they were experiencing a shortage of qualified personnel, then in 2016 this number increased to 62%. The main problems that employers had to face when filling vacancies, they named: 32% – lack of the necessary qualification knowledge and skills (mathematics, languages, ability to solve IT problems, etc.), 30% voiced the lack of applicants themselves, 13% indicated problems with the personal qualities of candidates (enthusiasm, adaptability/flexibility, professionalism, etc.). At the same time, only 12% of employers noted a lack of work experience, and 11% considered that the salary expectations of candidates were inflated.
In her commentary on the research, Nadia Vasileva, Managing Director of ManpowerGroup Bulgaria, said that the most In 2016, the most popular candidates were representatives of qualified workers who decided to change their place of work. In general, according to the results of a survey of Bulgarian employers, the rating of the 10 most in-demand workers in the country in 2016 looked like this:
1. Skilled Workers
2. Engineers
3. Drivers
4. Employees of the restaurant and hotel industries
5. Physicians and Auxiliary Medical Staff
6. Managers (Management/Corporate Business)
7. Workers
8. Production/Machine Operators
9. Accountants and financiers
10. IT Staff
This is how the intentions of Bulgarian employers looked like as of March 2017 on the items "hiring employees", "reducing staff", "not planning changes".
Source: btvnovinite.bg
In early April 2017, the Bulgarian Employment Agency reported on the results of 28 labor exchanges organized by the state structure. They were held throughout the country throughout March. During these events, Bulgarian employers offered 4770 vacancies to applicants. According to the organizers, there are especially many vacancies today in such areas as trade and services, construction, production, agriculture, education and military affairs.
WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE?
The main reason for the acute shortage of skilled workers in Bulgaria, according to national experts, is the too large difference in wages in the country compared to other EU countries. According to their estimates, the wages of experienced workers in Bulgaria are about 40% of the average European salary of the same specialists. The situation is similar with other in-demand professions. For example, according to unofficial data, only 10% of graduates of medical universities in Bulgaria stay to work in their homeland. The rest immediately leave for other EU countries and beyond.
IT specialists who are in last place in the national ranking are constantly hunted in Bulgaria. Almost every second specialized company is looking for new staff. The average salary of IT employees in the country is BGN 2700. (almost 1400 euros), and the number of people employed in this area is about 70 thousand. specialists. Half of whom, by the way, plan to emigrate in the future…
The difficult situation with personnel in the field of construction in early April 2017 was announced by the head of the Association of Builders of Bulgaria (KSB) Svetoslav Glosov. In his opinion, there is an acute shortage of truck drivers, construction equipment operators and other specialists in this area. He also believes that the main problem is that the Bulgarian market is not able to offer the same pay as they offer for the same work in many other countries.
The European Commission also confirms the areas in which Bulgaria is experiencing the most urgent need today. This is the ranking of promising professions in Bulgaria according to data published last year. In the first place are specialists in the mining and construction industries, in the second place are administrative personnel for customer service, In third place are employees of the business services sector.
Source: bulevard.bg
THE BEST UNIVERSITIES, WHAT AND WHERE TO STUDY
Now that we have familiarized ourselves with the needs of the Bulgarian labor market in general terms, let's look at the options where you can get the most in-demand professions in the country. The ranking of higher education institutions below was published at the end of last year, and today it is the most up-to-date and detailed.
Thus, the undisputed leader among the country's universities in 2016 was the Sofia University "St. Clement of Ohrid". The lowest unemployment (up to 1%) and the highest practical demand for the knowledge gained in it (more than 90%) were observed among graduates in the following specialties: "Medicine", "Pharmacy", "Dentistry", "Military Science". The highest percentage of unemployment (5.46%) was observed among graduates in the field of "Social Activity", the weakest practical demand for the knowledge gained was in the specialty "Tourism" (19.29%).
Highest average income after graduation Graduates of the specialties "Informatics and Computer Engineering", "Mathematics", "Research and Mining", "Public Health", "Communication and Computer Technology", "Military Science", "Metallurgy", "Pharmacy", "Medicine", "Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation" received the university. Two "top" areas in the financial sense are the specialties "Informatics and Computer Engineering" of the University of Sofia and "Administration and Management" of the American University in Blagoevgrad. The average income of graduates is from BGN 3000 (EUR 1.5 thousand).
In general, the ranking of Bulgarian universities last year was as follows (by specialties):
Administration and management
1. American University in Bulgaria – Blagoevgrad
2. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
3. Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs – Sofia, as well as the University of National and World Economy – Sofia (same number of points)
Architecture, Construction & Geodesy
1. University of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy – Sofia
2. Akademiya MVD – Sofia
3. New Bulgarian University – Sofia
Biological sciences
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
3. Thracian University – Stara Zagora
Biotechnology
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy – Sofia
3. University of Food Technology – Plovdiv
Veterinary Medicine
1. Forestry University – Sofia
2. Thracian University – Stara Zagora
Military
1. Military Academy "G. S. Rakovsky" – Sofia
2. Higher Naval School "N. Y. Vaptsarov" – Varna
3. National Military University "Vasil Levski" – Veliko Tarnovo
Mining
1. Forestry University – Sofia
Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation
1. Technical University – Sofia
2. University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy – Sofia
3. Mining and Geological University "St. Ivan Rilski" – Sofia, and Technical University – Varna (same number of points)
Energy
1. Technical University – Sofia
2. University of Food Technology – Plovdiv
3. Technical University – Varna
Animal husbandry
1. Agrarian University – Plovdiv, and Trike University – Stara Zagora (same number of points)
Healthcare
1. Medical University – Pleven and Medical University – Sofia (same number of points)
2. Medical University "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov – Varna, Medical University – Plovdiv, University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev", Sofia University "St. John". Kliment Ohridski" (the same number of points)
3. Thracian University – Stara Zagora
Fine Arts
1. National Academy of Arts – Sofia
2. New Bulgarian University – Sofia
3. Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts – Plovdiv
Economy
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. American University in Bulgaria – Blagoevgrad
3. University of National and World Economy – Sofia
Informatics and Computer Science
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. American University in Bulgaria – Blagoevgrad
3. New Bulgarian University – Sofia
History and archaeology
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. New Bulgarian University – Sofia
3. Veliko Tarnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius"
Communication and computer technology
1. Technical University – Sofia
2. Technical University – Varna
3. Higher Transport School "Todor Kableshkov" – Sofia
Mathematics
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. Technical University – Sofia
3. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
Materials and Materials Science
1. University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy – Sofia
2. Technical University – Gabrovo
3. University of Ruse "Angel Canchev"
Mechanical Engineering
1. Technical University – Sofia
2. Mining and Geological University "St. Ivan Rilski" – Sofia
3. University of Ruse "Angel Canchev"
Medicine
1. Medical University – Sofia
2. Medical University "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov" – Varna, and Medical University – Plovdiv (equally)
3. Medical University – Pleven
Metallurgy
1. University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy – Sofia
Music and dance art
1. National Music Academy "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" – Sofia
2. Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts – Plovdiv
3. New Bulgarian University – Sofia
Earth Sciences
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. Mining and Geological University "St. Ivan Rilski" – Sofia
3. Forestry University – Sofia
National Security
1. Akademiya MVD – Sofia
2. Military Academy "G. S. Rakovsky" – Sofia
3. New Bulgarian University – Sofia
Public Communications and Information Sciences
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. American University in Bulgaria – Blagoevgrad
3. New Bulgarian University – Sofia, and University of Library Science and Information Technologies (same number of points)
Public Health
1. Medical University "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov" – Varna and Medical University – Sofia (equal number of points)
2. Medical University – Plovdiv
3. Medical University – Pleven
General Engineering
1. Technical University – Sofia
2. University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy – Sofia
3. Mining and Geological University "St. Ivan Rilski" – Sofia
Pedagogy
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. Thracian University – Stara Zagora
3. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
Pedagogy of Teaching On…
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. National Music Academy "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" – Sofia
3. National Academy of Sports "Vasil Levski" – Sofia and Plovdivski University "Paisius Hilendarski" (with equal points)
Political Science
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. American University in Bulgaria – Blagoevgrad
3. University for National and World Economy – Sofia
Law
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. University of National and World Economy – Sofia
3. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
Mining, mining and processing of minerals
1. Mining and Geological University "St. Ivan Rilski" – Sofia
Psychology
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. New Bulgarian University – Sofia
3. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
Crop production
1. Agrarian University – Plovdiv
2. Forestry University – Sofia
3. Thracian University – Stara Zagora
Plant protection
1. Agrarian University – Plovdiv
2. Forestry University – Sofia
3. Shumen University "Bishop Konstantin Preslavski"
Religion and theology
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. Veliko Tarnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius"
3. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
Social Activities (Sciences)
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. New Bulgarian University – Sofia
3. Thracian University – Stara Zagora
Sociology, Anthropology, and Cultural Sciences
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. New Bulgarian University – Sofia and University of National and World Economy – Sofia (equal number of points)
3. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
Sport
1. National Academy of Sports "Vasil Levski" – Sofia
Dentistry
1. Medical University – Sofia
2. Medical University – Plovdiv
3. Medical University "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov" – Varna
Theater and Cinema – Art
1. National Academy of Theater and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov" – Sofia
2. New Bulgarian University – Sofia
3. Southwest University "Neofit Rilski" – Blagoevgrad
Theory of education management
1. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
2. Veliko Tarnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius"
3. Southwest University "Neofit Rilski" – Blagoevgrad
Theory of Art
1. New Bulgarian University – Sofia
Transport, Shipping and Aviation
1. Technical University – Sofia
2. National Military University "Vasil Levski" – Veliko Tarnovo
3. Higher Naval School "Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov" – Varna
Tourism
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. University of Economics – Varna, University of Food Technologies – Plovdiv, South-West University "Neofit Rilski" – Blagoevgrad (same number of points)
3. International Higher Business School – Botevgrad, New Bulgarian University – Sofia (equal number of points)
Pharmacy
1. Medical University – Sofia
2. Medical University – Plovdiv
3. Medical University "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov" – Varna
Physical sciences
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
3. Shumen University "Bishop Konstantin Preslavski"
Philology
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. Veliko Tarnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" and the New Bulgarian University – Sofia (the same number of points)
3. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
Philosophy
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. Southwestern University "Neofit Rilski" – Blagoevgrad
3. Veliko Tarnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius"
Chemical sciences
1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2. University of Plovdiv "Paisius Hilendarski"
3. University "Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov" – Burgas
Chemical Technology
1. University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy – Sofia
2. University "Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov" – Burgas
3. University of Ruse "Angel Canchev"
Food technology
1. University of Food Technology – Plovdiv
2. Technical University – Sofia
3. Thracian University – Stara Zagora
Links to all universities in Bulgaria, as well as information about how much the cost of education will rise in 2017, you will find In this article.
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