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International Business jobs in Italy for international graduates

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International BusinessBusiness & Management · Italy
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Job market at a glance

The jobs International Business leads to, added together. Each label compares International Business with the other Italian fields.

Planned hires a month1,282 ModerateExcelsior
Hires firms expect to be hard to fill50% Excelsior
Pay of graduates in these jobs, net (calculated)€25,200 StrongAlmaLaurea
Pay 1 year after a master's, net (calculated)€19,300 ModerateAlmaLaurea
Growth to 2035 (Cedefop)+32% ModerateCedefop
Change since 2024+2.4% ModerateEurostat
Jobs on the EU shortage report (2025)55% ModerateEURES

Change in people employed: the broader occupation groups these jobs belong to (Eurostat Labour Force Survey, Italy). Hard to fill: the share of planned hires firms told Excelsior they expect to be difficult to fill (2025), for the Italian profession group each job belongs to, weighted by how common each job is among this field's destinations. Pay 1 year after a master's: AlmaLaurea's average NET monthly pay of master's graduates in this field's degree class working full time one year after graduating, × 12, calculated by UNIFER. Italy publishes no entry-level pay by job, so the jobs table has no entry-pay column. Italy publishes pay by profession only for graduates: this is AlmaLaurea's average NET monthly pay of graduates working in these professions five years after their degree, × 12, calculated by UNIFER. No "vs last year" figure: Excelsior publishes one year per profession.

Jobs this degree leads to

The jobs International Business courses most often lead to in Italy, and how each one is doing.

JobShareAverage pay AlmaLaureaGrowth to 2035 CedefopPlanned hires a month ExcelsiorHard to fill Excelsior
1.Management and organization analysts€23,756est.+46.2%1,36738%
2.Sales and marketing managers€27,927est.+9.4%15372%
3.Advertising and marketing professionals€24,389est.+46.2%2,04649%
4.Statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals€22,595est.+4.8%4,90045%
5.Human resource managers€27,966est.+9.4%13134%

Share: how common each job is among International Business destinations. Planned hires a month: hires private firms planned for 2025 in the Excelsior survey, divided by 12. Public employers (state schools, public hospitals, public administration) are not covered. Hard to fill: the share of planned hires firms expect to be difficult to fill (Excelsior 2025), for the job's profession group. Italian figures are published for Italian professions (CP2021) and grouped through ISTAT's key, so each job shows its group's figures ("est."). Swipe the table sideways for more.

What graduates like you earned

What master's graduates in Business economics and management (LM-77) earned in Italy, working full time. Italy publishes graduate pay by degree class (classe di laurea).

Master's graduates, 1 year onaverage, net, full time, graduates of 2024€19,300 AlmaLaurea
5 years onaverage, net, full time, graduates of 2020€24,400 AlmaLaurea

Foreign-born tertiary graduates working full time in Italy earned 88.6% of what Italian-born graduates earned (2021) OECD. Pay: AlmaLaurea's average NET monthly pay (after tax) × 12, calculated by UNIFER; all graduates, Italian and international (no separate figure exists).

Staying to work after you graduate

How international students stay to work in Italy after studying International Business.

1
Finish your course

A master's, PhD or first degree from an Italian university.

2
Permit to look for work
9–12 months Normattiva

to look for a job or start a business linked to your studies in Italy.

3
Work permit

Convert your permit: with a job contract, you can change to a work permit outside Italy's yearly quotas for foreign workers. There is no salary minimum; the pay must follow the national collective agreement.

EU Blue Card: the salary must be at least ISTAT's average gross yearly pay (€33,500 in 2024, according to the EU Immigration Portal; Italy has not published the 2026 amount where we could read it).

International Business jobs on the EU shortage report for Italy (2025) EURES55%

In 2025, 7,366 non-EU students in Italy switched from a study permit to a work permit, 528 of them Indian citizens Eurostat.

Graduates living in Italy who are citizens of non-EU countries: 64.3% in work, against 86.3% of Italian graduates (ages 25–64, 2025) Eurostat.

International Business in other countries

Typical pay for the same jobs (in US dollars in brackets, at October 2026 exchange rates), projected growth, and post-study work after a master's.

Italy€25,200 net ($28,200)Growth +32% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work up to 12 monthsFrance€54,000 net ($60,400)Growth +21.1% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 12 monthsSwitzerlandCHF 116,400 ($141,200)Job search 6 monthsUnited Kingdom£59,400 ($79,400)Growth +9.3% (2025–35) · Graduate visa 18 monthsUnited States$121,000Growth +6.7% (2025–35) · OPT 12 months, 36 with the STEM extensionCanadaCA$99,700 ($71,200)Growth +13.8% (2023–33) · PGWP up to 36 months
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AustraliaAU$123,800 ($86,900)Growth +21.3% (2025–35) · 24 monthsIreland€50,100 ($56,100)Growth +5.1% (2025–28) · Stamp 1G 24 monthsGermany€79,900 ($89,400)Growth -0.5% (2023–40) · 18 monthsNetherlands€76,100 ($85,200)Growth +3.9% (2025–30) · Orientation year 12 monthsSwedenSEK 698,800 ($70,300)Growth +18% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 12 monthsDenmarkDKK 895,900 ($134,200)Growth +17.6% (2022–35) · Job-seeking permit 12 monthsFinland€69,700 ($78,000)Growth +15.9% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 24 monthsPolandPLN 123,300 ($31,400)Growth +28.6% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 9 monthsSpain€49,600 ($55,500)Growth +28.4% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 24 monthsBelgium€74,000 ($82,800)Growth +20.8% (2022–35) · Search year 12 months

Questions students ask

How much do International Business graduates earn in Italy?

Master's graduates in Business economics and management (LM-77) working full time earned an average €19,300 a year, net, one year after graduating and €24,400 five years after. Across all workers in these jobs, typical pay is €25,200 and starting pay about €19,300.

Is International Business in demand in Italy?

Employers posted about 1,282 planned hires a month for these jobs. Employment in these jobs is projected to grow 32% from 2022 to 2035.

Can I stay and work in Italy after a International Business master's?

Yes, for 9 to 12 months on a permit to look for work after an Italian degree. With a job contract you can convert it to a work permit outside the yearly quotas for foreign workers.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure comes from an official Italian source. Tap a source tag next to any number for its details.

AlmaLaurea — Esiti occupazionali della laurea, Rapporto 2026 (indagine 2025); yearly figure calculated by UNIFERConsorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea · AlmaLaurea: reproduction permitted for non-commercial purposes with the source cited · loaded 19 Oct 2026
AlmaLaurea — Professioni: retribuzione mensile netta dei laureati occupati nella professione, a cinque anni dal titolo; ISCO-08 figures calculated by UNIFERConsorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea · AlmaLaurea: reproduction permitted for non-commercial purposes with the source cited · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Cedefop Skills Forecast — future employment growth by occupation group, Italy, 2022–2035European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) · Cedefop: reuse with acknowledgement of the source (CC BY 4.0) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses — occupations in shortage, ItalyEuropean Labour Authority (ELA) / EURES National Coordination Office · European Labour Authority / EURES: reuse with acknowledgement of the source · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Employed persons by detailed occupation (ISCO-08 two-digit), Italy — EU Labour Force Survey (lfsa_egai2d)Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Change of immigration status permits, education to employment, Italy (migr_reschange)Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Employment rates by educational attainment and citizenship, tertiary education, ages 25–64, Italy (lfsa_ergaedn)Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Sistema Informativo Excelsior — banca dati professioni, entrate programmate (Unioncamere – Ministero del Lavoro); ISCO-08 figures calculated by UNIFERUnioncamere – Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali, Sistema Informativo Excelsior · CC BY 4.0 (Excelsior) · loaded 19 Oct 2026
Italian post-study and work rules — Testo unico immigrazione on normattiva.it (manually verified)Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato); European Commission EU Immigration Portal — transcribed and verified by UNIFER · Official government information · loaded 19 Oct 2026

Indicative figures from official Italian sources. They describe groups of graduates and workers, not what any individual will earn or be offered. Visa rules change, so check integrazionemigranti.gov.it before you decide.