Employments in respect of which there is a shortage in respect of qualifications, experience or skills which are required for the proper functioning of the economy
This list is set out in Schedule 3 of the Regulations.
This list is effective from 20 December 2023, when the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023 came into effect.
The Critical Skills Occupations List is organised using the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010), a system which classifies workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. Specific capabilities or skills that are eligible within a broader occupation category are listed under ‘Employments with Specific Skills’ – applicants with these skills may apply for Critical Skills Employment Permits.
SOC-3
Employment category
SOC-4
Employments
112
Production Managers and Directors
1122
Site Manager
113
ICT Professionals
1136
Information technology and telecommunications directors
118
Health and Social Services Managers and Directors
1181
Senior health services and public health managers and directors
121
Managers and Proprietors in Agriculture Related Services
1213
Professional Forester
Resource modelling, earth observation and data analyst
211
Natural and Social Science Professionals
2111
Chemical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2112
Medical laboratory scientists
Biological scientists and biochemists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2113
Physical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
Meteorologist
Operational Forecaster
212
Engineering Professionals
2121
Civil Engineers
Structural Engineers and Site Engineers
2122
Mechanical engineers
2123
Electrical engineers
2124
Electronics engineers specialising in:
Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
Process automation engineering, or
Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2126
Design and development engineers specialising in:
Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
Process automation engineering, or
Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2127
Production and process engineers specialising in:
Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
Chemical process engineering, or
Process automation engineering, or
Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
Chemical Engineer
2129
Material scientists
Setting Out Engineer
Façade Designer
Project Engineer
213
Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals
2133
IT specialist managers
BIM Manager
2134
IT project and programme managers
2135
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2136
Programmers and software development professionals
2137
Web design and development professionals
2139
All other ICT professionals not elsewhere classified
221
Health Professionals
2211
Medical practitioners
2212
Psychologist
2213
Industrial Pharmacists/ Pharmacist
2217
Radiographers
Radiation therapists
Vascular technologists/physiologists
Gastro Intestinal technologists/physiologists
2218
Podiatrist/Chiropodist
2219
Audiologists
Perfusionists
Dietician
Cardiac Physiologist
Medical Scientist
222
Therapy Professionals
2221
Physiotherapist
2222
Occupational Therapist
2223
Speech and Language Therapist
2229
Orthoptists
223
Nursing and Midwifery Professionals
2231
Registered Nurses
2232
Registered Midwives
231
Teaching and Educational Professionals
2311
Academics who hold a qualification equivalent to Level 10 of the National Framework of Qualification in a given discipline awarded no less than two calendar years prior to the date of application for an employment permit, with a minimum of one academic year of relevant teaching experience, and the employment concerned is in a third level institution governed by the Irish Universities Act 1997 (No. 24 of 1997), the Institutes of Technology Act 2006 (No. 25 of 2006) and the Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); or involves delivering a programme largely or wholly concerned with information and communications technology, which leads to a major award at QQI level 8 and/or level 9 as validated by Quality and Qualifications Ireland.
242
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
2421
Chartered and certified accountants, and taxation experts specialising in tax, compliance, regulation, solvency or financial management or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience.
Qualified accountants with at least three years’ auditing experience, who are full members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and whom have relevant work experience in the areas of US GAAP reporting and Global Audit and Advisory Services and the employment concerned is in MNC Global Audit Services.
Tax consultant specialising in non-EEA tax consultancy and compliance with a professional tax qualification or legal qualification with tax specialism, and has a minimum of three years’ experience of tax consultancy requirements and regulations in the relevant non-EEA market.
2423
Management consultants and business analysts specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2424
Business and financial project management professionals specialising in finance & investment analytics, risk analytics, credit, fraud analytics or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2425
Actuaries, economists and statisticians specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
243
Architects, Town Planners and Surveyors
2431
Architect
2433
Quantity surveyors
2435
Architectural Technologist
2436
Construction project managers
Commercial Manager
244
Welfare Professionals
2442
Social Worker
246
Quality and Regulatory Professionals
2461
Quality control and planning engineers
2462
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
2463
Environmental health professionals
247
Media Professionals
2473
Art Director in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
312
Draughtspersons and Related Architectural Technicians
3122
BIM Coordinator/ Technician
321
Health Associate Professionals
3213
PHECC registered Paramedics
PHECC registered Advanced Paramedic Practitioners
3218
Prosthetists
Orthotists
Respiratory physiologist
341
Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations
3411
Animation Background and Design Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
342
Design Occupations
3421
Location Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
Character Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
Prop Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
Animation Layout Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3442
High performance coaches and directors employed by
National sports organisations, or
High profile sports organisations engaging in international competition
353
Business, Finance and Related Associate Professionals
3531
Estimator
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3542
Business sales executives specialising in International Sales Roles or ITB2B sales roles and with fluency in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA
3543
International marketing experts with required domain knowledge specialising in product strategy development and management with technical and product/service knowledge (pharmaceutical, medical devices, Software B2B, SaaS products)
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