In the Basque Country, several labor sectors coexist, although it is true that one maintains greater consistency than all the others. According to Eustat data corresponding to the fourth quarter of 2023, around 73% of the workers were part of the service sector, leaving behind the industry, which was linked to 20.5%, and the construction and primary sector, both of which corresponded to 5.7% of the total..
Below, the most common profiles that have the greatest presence in the labor market of the Basque Country will be presented:
- Office or administrative staff in the service sector.
- Professionals of technical support for companies.
- Hired in industry manufacturing.
- Public jobs.
The service sector, greatly benefited
As for the former, it should be noted that many of these positions are focused on administrative tasks, customer service, document management or internal supportamong many other tasks. The latter are very high on the list due to the notable growth in professional, scientific and technical activities. Therefore, positions like support technicians, consulting, maintenance, internal logistics or similarthey have an increasingly greater presence.
It is true that the effect of the industry has shown a downward trend in recent years, but that does not mean that it still encompasses a fifth of the Basque population. In this sense, profiles such as production operators, plant technicians or industrial maintenanceamong others, also have significant weight. Of the latter, it must be pointed out that their positions have increased over the last decade, a fact that has meant that positions in education, health, regional/local administration are very common.
What is the most common job in the Basque Country?
The totality of the positions and the presence they have in the Basque streets are such that the most common position of a citizen of the Basque Country cannot be defined as such. The data shows these percentages of evolution and those that have more workers, but a conclusive verdict is not offered. However, looking at the percentage you can see how office and administrative personnel in the service sector would be the first that should be chosen.
In turn, profiles that are in high demand are those related to the world of commerce, driving, communication, or housing. Next, it will be presented another list collected by the newspaper The Mail with very characteristic profiles in the Basque territory:
- Representative commercial.
- Driver of distribution.
- Dependent.
- Teleoperator.
- real estate agent.
- Service employee customer service.
- Assistant in sales.