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Job market · Ireland

Jobs in Ireland for international graduates, by field

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Highest typical pay

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning€64,000 Computer Networks & Systems€64,000 Computer Science€64,000 Cybersecurity€64,000 Data Engineering & Cloud Computing€64,000

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Typical pay for the jobs each field leads to. Tap a field for the full picture.

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Engineering & technology16 fields

Aerospace Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Biomedical Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Chemical Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Civil & Structural Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Electrical & Electronic Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Energy & Power Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Engineering & Technology Management€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit General Engineering€49,10093% of jobs can get an employment permit Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Mechanical Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Mining & Petroleum Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Nuclear Engineering€49,10090% of jobs can get an employment permit Robotics & Automation€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Telecommunication Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Transportation & Logistics Engineering€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit

Public health & allied health16 fields

Allied Health & Therapy (general)€45,10097% of jobs can get an employment permit Anatomy & Physiology€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Audiology€45,10084% of jobs can get an employment permit Global Health & International Development€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Health Informatics & Digital Health€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Mental Health & Counselling€45,10067% of jobs can get an employment permit Nursing & Midwifery€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Nutrition & Dietetics€45,10094% of jobs can get an employment permit Occupational Therapy€45,10094% of jobs can get an employment permit Optometry & Vision Sciences€45,10088% of jobs can get an employment permit Paramedic Science€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Public Health & Epidemiology€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Radiography & Medical Imaging€45,10095% of jobs can get an employment permit Speech & Language Therapy€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Sports Science & Exercise Science€35,20082% of jobs can get an employment permit

Business & management14 fields

Business Analytics€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Digital Business & E-Commerce€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Entrepreneurship & Innovation€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Fashion Business & Luxury Brand Management€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Healthcare Management & Hospital Administration€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Human Resource Management€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit International Business€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Marketing & Communications€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit MBA & General Management€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Media Management & Digital Transformation€50,10092% of jobs can get an employment permit Real Estate & Property Management€50,10093% of jobs can get an employment permit Sports Management€50,10038% of jobs can get an employment permit Strategy & Consulting€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Supply Chain & Operations Management€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit

Arts, design & creative studies11 fields

Animation & Visual Effects€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit Architecture & Built Environment€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Film & Media Production€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit Fine Art & Visual Arts€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit Graphic Design & Illustration€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit History of Art€43,60092% of jobs can get an employment permit Interior Design & Spatial Design€43,60098% of jobs can get an employment permit Music€43,60094% of jobs can get an employment permit Performing Arts & Drama€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit Product & Industrial Design€43,60096% of jobs can get an employment permit Textile, Costume & Apparel Design€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit

Computer science & data technology10 fields

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning€64,000100% of jobs can get an employment permit Bioinformatics & Computational Biology€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Computer Networks & Systems€64,000100% of jobs can get an employment permit Computer Science€64,000100% of jobs can get an employment permit Cybersecurity€64,00089% of jobs can get an employment permit Data Engineering & Cloud Computing€64,000100% of jobs can get an employment permit Data Science & Analytics€64,000100% of jobs can get an employment permit Human-Computer Interaction & UX€64,000100% of jobs can get an employment permit Information Systems & Management€64,000100% of jobs can get an employment permit Software Engineering€64,000100% of jobs can get an employment permit

Humanities & languages10 fields

Anthropology€49,50090% of jobs can get an employment permit Archaeology€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit Creative Writing€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit History€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit Journalism & Media Studies€49,500100% of jobs can get an employment permit Linguistics€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit Literature€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit Modern Languages€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit Philosophy & Ethics€43,600100% of jobs can get an employment permit Theology & Religious Studies€43,60087% of jobs can get an employment permit

Education & teaching9 fields

Early Childhood Education€55,70082% of jobs can get an employment permit Education Policy€55,70090% of jobs can get an employment permit Education Studies€55,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Educational Leadership & Management€55,70093% of jobs can get an employment permit Higher Education Management€55,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Library & Information Science€49,50079% of jobs can get an employment permit Special & Inclusive Education€55,70088% of jobs can get an employment permit Teacher Training & Pedagogy€55,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit TESOL & Language Education€55,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit

Life sciences & biotechnology9 fields

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Biological Sciences€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Biotechnology & Bioengineering€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Evolutionary & Developmental Biology€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Genetics & Genomics€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Marine Biology & Aquatic Sciences€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Microbiology & Immunology€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Neuroscience€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Plant & Animal Sciences€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit

Environment, sustainability & agriculture8 fields

Agriculture & Forestry€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Ecology & Earth Systems€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Environmental Management & Policy€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Environmental Sciences€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Food Science & Technology€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Renewable Energy & Clean Technology€49,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Sustainable Development & Climate Change€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Water & Environmental Engineering€49,10088% of jobs can get an employment permit

Medicine & clinical health7 fields

Biomedical Sciences€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Clinical Specialisations€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Dentistry & Oral Health€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Medical Research & Translational Medicine€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Medicine & Surgery€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Pharmacy & Pharmacology€45,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Veterinary Science€49,10090% of jobs can get an employment permit

Natural sciences7 fields

Chemistry€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Earth & Geological Sciences€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Materials Science€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Mathematics€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Oceanography & Marine Sciences€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Physics & Astronomy€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit Statistics & Operations Research€47,700100% of jobs can get an employment permit

Social sciences7 fields

Criminology & Criminal Justice€49,50062% of jobs can get an employment permit Development & Area Studies€49,50090% of jobs can get an employment permit Gender, Diversity & Cultural Studies€49,50093% of jobs can get an employment permit Geography€49,50094% of jobs can get an employment permit Social Policy & Social Work€45,10071% of jobs can get an employment permit Sociology€49,50086% of jobs can get an employment permit Urban Planning & Policy€49,10091% of jobs can get an employment permit

Economics, finance & accounting6 fields

Accounting & Auditing€50,10094% of jobs can get an employment permit Actuarial Science€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Corporate Finance & Financial Management€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Economics€49,500100% of jobs can get an employment permit Fintech & Financial Technology€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit Investment & Risk Management€50,100100% of jobs can get an employment permit

Law, politics & governance6 fields

Corporate & Commercial Law€50,10084% of jobs can get an employment permit International Law & Human Rights€50,10077% of jobs can get an employment permit International Relations & Diplomacy€49,50080% of jobs can get an employment permit Law€50,10078% of jobs can get an employment permit Political Science€49,50093% of jobs can get an employment permit Public Policy & Administration€50,10084% of jobs can get an employment permit

Psychology5 fields

Clinical & Counselling Psychology€49,50086% of jobs can get an employment permit Educational Psychology€49,500100% of jobs can get an employment permit Forensic & Criminal Psychology€49,50072% of jobs can get an employment permit Occupational & Organisational Psychology€49,50089% of jobs can get an employment permit Psychology — General & Research€49,500100% of jobs can get an employment permit

Hospitality, tourism & service industry2 fields

Culinary Arts & Food Service Management€35,20074% of jobs can get an employment permit Hospitality & Tourism Management€35,20063% of jobs can get an employment permit

Typical pay: Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources — median annual earnings by sector (NSA94), new entrants (NELMA04), weekly earnings by sector and nationality (NEA09) (Central Statistics Office, Ireland, CC BY 4.0). Visa: Employment permits — Critical Skills Occupations List and Ineligible Occupations List (Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Ireland, Government of Ireland copyright — reproduction permitted with acknowledgement of the source). Updated 12 October 2026.