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Swiss Skills Shortage Index

2018

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Table of contents

Who is affected by skills shortages in Switzerland in 2018? …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3

Swiss Shortage Q4 2017 – Q3 2018 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4

Oversupply of labour Switzerland Q4 2017 – Q3 2018 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6

Skills Shortage Ranking German-speaking part of Switzerland …………………………………………………………………………………… 8

Skills Shortage Ranking French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland ……………………………………………………………… 9

Skilles Shortage Ranking in the Large Swiss Regions …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10

Data and calculation method ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17

Tables

Table 1: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Extent’ across Switzerland ………………………………………………………………………………… 18

Table 2: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Switzerland 2018 …………………………………………………………………… 19

Table 3: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across German-speaking part of Switzerland 2018 …………………………… 20

Table 4: Ranking ‘Severity’ Across French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland 2018…………………………… 21

Table 5: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Lake Geneva Region 2018 …………………………………………………… 22

Table 6: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Espace Mitelland 2018 ………………………………………………………… 23

Table 7: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Northwestern Switzerland 2018 ………………………………………… 24

Table 8: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Greater Zurich Area 2018 …………………………………………………… 25

Table 9: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Eastern Switzerland 2018 …………………………………………………… 26

Table 10: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Central Switzerland 2018 …………………………………………………… 27

Table 11: Assignment of SBN2000 job titles and cantons ………………………………………………………………………………………… 28

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Who is affected by skills shortages in Switzerland ?

2018

Skills shortages occur when demand for certain occupati-ons exceeds the respective supply. An oversupply of la-

bour occurs when the number of job seekers in a particular occupational group exceeds the number of job advertise-ments. Skills shortages have a major impact on both com-panies and job seekers. On the one hand, shortages affect job seekers’ chances of successfully finding work. On the other, skills shortages in a given industry will enhance the bargaining power of people looking for employment in that industry, for example with regard to negotiating salary and contractual hours. Companies strive to find the most suita-ble employees to fill their vacancies, as this plays a key role in their commercial success. The greater the specific occu-pational skills shortage, the harder it is for companies to find suitable candidates for their vacant positions.

Skills shortages and surpluses are also incredibly signifi-cant from a macroeconomic and political perspective.

Because unfilled vacancies hinder economic performance and a high number of job seekers places a burden on the social security system. A particularly valid indicator for the severity of a skills shortage is the relationship between the number of advertised job vacancies for an occupation and the number of job seekers looking for work in that occupati-on. By weighting the results in accordance with the number of employed people in those occupations, it is also possible to estimate the extent of the skills shortage for that particu-lar occupation and therefore the relevance of the shortage for the overall economy.

Every year the Adecco Group Switzerland publishes a com-prehensive study about skills shortages in Switzerland, in collaboration with the Swiss Job Market Monitor (SMM) and the Institute of Sociology at the University of Zurich. These scientifically substantiated skills shortage studies re-veal the occupations for which the number of vacancies is particularly large compared to the number of job seekers, as well as the occupations for which this number is parti-cularly small. The study assesses the various regions within Switzerland, as well as the country as a whole. In addition, the collection and comparison of data over many years ma-kes it possible to identify increases and decreases in skills shortages for each occupation.

The Skills Shortage Index was calculated based on the ra-tio of the number of vacancies to the number of job see-kers.

This ratio provides information about the severity of the skills shortage (see skills shortage ‘Severity’ ranking). In ad-dition, the extent of the skills shortage (and thus also its significance for the labour market as a whole) was taken into account by weighting it against the number of peop-le employed in the various occupational groups (see ‚skills shortage ‘Extent’ ranking (see appendix, table 1) and Skills Shortage Index (page 5). For further details, see the ‘Data and study calculation method’ section).

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Swiss Skills Shortage Q4 2017 – Q3 2018 Skills Shortage Index: Significantly increased skills shortages among technical, scientific and information technology occupations

The 2018 Swiss Skills Shortage Index reveals an increase in skills shortages nationwide and across all occupational

groups. However, not all occupational groups are affected equally by this increase and there is also a great deal of va-riation in terms of the severity of the shortages and oversup-ply of labour.

The Swiss Skills Shortage Index shows a significant increase among technical, scientific and information technology oc-cupations across all of Switzerland. Compared to last year, skills shortages among technical and scientific occupations increased by 9%, while in the information technology sector this increase was 8%. These two occupational groups also faced the greatest skills shortages in 2017. In other words, there are more workers lacking in these sectors than in any other sector. Technical, scientific and IT professionals are in such high demand among companies that the number of job advertisements far exceeds the number of job see-kers. 13% of all job advertisements can be assigned to the technical and scientific occupational group, while only 3% of all job seekers are looking for employment in the tech-nical and scientific sectors. Consequently, the engineering and technical occupations took first and third place in the 2018 Skills Shortage Index in Switzerland (based on the size of the occupations) and the information technology occupa-tions took fourth place. Even when the Skills Shortage Index is calculated without taking into account the size of the oc-

cupations (1), these occupations still rank in the top five. This calculation reflects the extent of the skills shortage for each occupation (see appendix, table 2). It is therefore possible to assume that companies across Switzerland are experien-cing difficulties finding suitable technical and scientific em-ployees. Companies will have to take new measures to fill their vacancies, particularly in relation to these highly sought after professionals. In the short-term, companies can offer better conditions to make themselves more attractive, or look for specialist employees abroad. However, in the long-term, it will become increasingly important for companies to invest in ongoing professional development and training of their current and future employees. Another key reason for the skills shortages in these occupations could be that there are still very few women who complete education in classic STEM occupations (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). According to the Swiss Education Report 2018, only one sixth of STEM graduates are women. Making these occupations more attractive for women would also be an important contribution towards reducing the skills shor-tages in these sectors. Industry associations have already begun investing in the promotion of STEM education and are trying to get more women on board.

(1) This means the results are not weighted according to the number of employees in each occupational group

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Ranking 1: Top 5 jobs in Switzerland according with ‚Extent‘ (see appendix, table 1)

There is also a significant skills shortage in finance and ac-countancy occupations across Switzerland. However this trend has decreased over the past two years and is currently almost at the same level as it was last year. The occupational rankings demonstrate that this high level is due to the severe shortage of employees in the fiduciary sector. In terms of the number of specialist staff that are lacking, fiduciary oc-cupations (e.g. auditors and tax accountants) are ranked just after engineering occupations. Yet in terms of the severity of the skills shortage, fiduciary occupations are at the top of the 2018 index (see appendix, table 2). So proportionally, this sector has the most vacant positions per job seeker. Accor-ding to our evaluation, fiduciary companies are experiencing the greatest difficulties trying to fill their vacancies. Conver-sely, for job seekers this means that education in fiduciary or auditing professions still offers good prospects in terms of finding employment.

Healthcare occupations are also suffering from higher than average skills shortages. The lack of job seekers in the he-althcare sector is evident across Switzerland and in each of the different linguistic regions. Over time, however, there has been hardly any development. The lack of specialist emp-

loyees has not increased or decreased. Calculated according to occupational size, the 2018 index demonstrates that skills shortages primarily affect the medical and pharmaceutical professions. They are currently ranked in fifth place in terms of the size of the skills shortage and in fourth place in rela-tion to the severity. The severity of skills shortages among therapeutic and nursing occupations varies greatly depen-ding on the occupation. The shortages are particularly acute among highly qualified occupations in the healthcare sector, whereas it is easier to find nursing assistants and home care employees. However there are major regional differences. The German-speaking part of Switzerland primarily lacks qualified personnel such as midwives and registered nurses.

Skills shortages among management and administration oc-cupations lie just above the average skills shortages for all occupations. There is no major shortage or oversupply of employees in this area.

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Ranking 1 shows the top five professions in the skills shortage ‘Extent’ ranking. In other words, the graph lists the five professions in which the skills shortage is most extensive. For example, from ranking 1 we can see that the skills shortage is most extensive in the field of engineering in Switzerland as a whole in 2018 (first place). Therefore, in the skills shortage ‘Extent’ ranking, engineers are ranked first, but in the ‘Severity’ ranking, they are ranked third (see appendix, table 2), with the fiduciary sector ranking first. This is due to the difference in size and volume between the two occupational groups. The Swiss Federal Employment Office‘s structural survey shows a higher number of people employed in the engineering professions than in the fiduciary profes-sions, meaning that the skills shortage in this occupational group has a greater impact on the economy as a whole.

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Oversupply of labour Switzerland Q4 2017 – Q3 2018 Oversupply of labour is highest among hospitality and personal services occupations

Across Switzerland, the Oversupply of labour is particu-larly high among hospitality and personal services occu-

pations, as well as in the industrial and transport sectors and among office and administration occupations. In these areas there are many job seekers, but few vacancies. As a result, there is intense competition between job seekers and many

people are being forced to retrain or switch to different in-dustries. Companies, on the other hand, are enjoying great flexibility and can choose the best and most suitable candi-dates.

Graph 2 shows the Skills Shortage Index values for the occupational groups with below-average demand for workers, or with a surplus of workers. The value for 100 index points was defined as the average skills shortage across all occupational groups in 2016. For instance, in 2018, the Skills Shortage Index score for the hospitality and personal services professions was 16 points – the same as in 2017. This sector is where there is the greatest surplus of workers, and the situation has remained stable year-on-year.

Ranking 2 shows the bottom five professions in the skills shortage ‘Extent’ ran-king. In other words, the graph lists the professions in which the skills shortage is lowest, meaning that the surplus of workers is greatest here. For example, from ranking 2 we can see that the skills shortage is least extensive in the sales and administrative professions, which is to say that the surplus of workers is greatest in these professions. If we compare this with the table 2, we see that the textile processing, printing and warehousing professions rank bottom in terms of the severity of the surplus. However, in ranking 2, they no longer appear in the ‘bottom five’ but rather higher up in the rankings. This is because the number of employees who can potentially be affected by the surplus of workers is lower than in the sales and administrative professions.

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Hospitality and personal services occupations are ranked low on the Swiss Skills Shortage Index and have only margi-nally increased in the last three years. So in these industries, the oversupply of labour has been particularly large for a long period of time. This surplus is reflected by the fact that 21% of all job seekers in Switzerland are from the hospitality and personal services occupational group, although only 8% of job advertisements can be assigned to this group. In both of the nationwide Skills Shortage Indexes – the unweighted index that reflects the severity as well as the index that is weighted according to size – occupations in the cleaning, hygiene and beauty industries as well as in hospitality and housekeeping are also ranked in the bottom five. This means that the amount of surplus workers, which is significant for the entire labour market, and the severity of the oversupply, which is critical for job seekers, are both high. The disparity between vacancies and job seekers is also evident in the un-employment rates for these occupations, which are high by Swiss standards. Consequently, it is particularly difficult for job seekers to find work in hospitality and personal services. However, as with all occupational groups, it is important to bear in mind that there are a few exceptions, such as chefs, who are in high demand. In many cases, it is clear that people working in hospitality and personal services who have not completed vocational training would be well advised to com-plete some form of further education. The reason for this is that there is a substantially high oversupply of labour, par-ticularly in occupations with low educational requirements.

Among industrial and transport professions, the surplus of labour has become slightly more severe since 2016. This is demonstrated by a 36% increase that pushed them higher up the index. Despite booming exports, there are strikingly few vacancies per job seeker in this occupational group. Ho-wever, due to the rather small number of employees per oc-cupational group in the Skills Shortage Index, no occupations in the industry and transport group ended up in the bottom five positions in terms of the severity of the surplus, which is weighted according to size. Yet the occupations in textile manufacturing, printing and warehousing are ranked last on the nationwide index when the severity of oversupply in the individual occupations is taken into consideration. Even if the number of employees in the textile manufacturing, prin-ting and warehousing group is accounted for, it still appears in the sixth last place in the nationwide index. In other words, each job seeker in these occupations faces the lowest num-ber of available jobs. These job seekers consequently have poor employment prospects. Jobs in textile manufacturing, printing and warehousing are affected by automation and the outsourcing of production to more affordable countries. The decline of print media, which are being replaced by di-gital formats, also plays a part in this oversupply of person-nel. As a result, employment in these occupations has been shrinking rapidly over the last few years and decades. For many job seekers in these areas, it would be worthwhile re-training or changing careers if possible.

In office and administration occupations, as well as teaching and public administration, the number of job seekers also significantly exceeds the number of vacancies. They both appear towards the bottom of the index. The situation was very similar in 2017 and 2016. The oversupply of personnel for office and administration occupations has not declined and there was only a small reduction of 11% in relation to teaching and public administration. The extent of the labour surplus in commercial and administrative occupations is par-ticularly high, due to the high number of employees. These professions appear at the very bottom of the Skills Shortage Index in relation to the size of the occupations, meaning that the oversupply of job seekers is incredibly significant from a macroeconomic perspective. However, the severity of the oversupply is less striking among commercial and administ-rative occupations than it is among most other occupations that make up the bottom five rankings. As a result, it can be assumed that so-called ‘simple’ office activities in particular have fallen victim to digitisation and automation. It would therefore be advisable for job seekers who have completed vocational training in the office and administration sector to pursue further education or a specialisation in order to maintain their employability.

Switzerland has a significant oversupply of employees in the construction and renovation industry. The index value for these occupations has been low for the past three years. Occupations in the construction industry ranked third last on the Skills Shortage Index in relation to the size of the oc-cupations and fourth last in terms of the severity of the skills shortage. In other words, there are many more job seekers than job vacancies for these occupations. For employers, this means greater freedom in relation to defining the con-ditions of employment. After all, job seekers are finding it difficult to even find a job at all. Reporting of vacant positions was made compulsory for many construction occupations on 1 July 2018. Companies have to inform the regional employ-ment centres (RAV) about all their job vacancies that fall into occupational categories with an unemployment rate of over 8%. However, it is currently not possible to determine the extent to which this new requirement is affecting the over-supply of labour in those occupational groups.

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Skills Shortage Ranking German-speaking part of Switzerland Major shortage of workers in technical professions – oversupply in the hospitality and construction sectors

Ranking 3: Top 5 jobs German-speaking part of Switzerland (see appendix, table 3)

Just like last year, in 2018 the greatest skills shortages in the Ger-man-speaking part of Switzerland were found among the fiduciary professions.

There is also an acute shortage of workers for technical and engi-neering occupations in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, as demonstrated by the occupational rankings in that region [Gra-phic R3]. Technical and engineering occupations appear in second and third place. The skills shortages in these areas mean that com-panies may experience difficulties filling their vacancies. Some va-cancies may even have to be left unfilled due to a lack of suitable candidates, as demonstrated by two representative company sur-veys (2017 and 2010) conducted by the University of Zurich’s Swiss Job Market Monitor.

Information technology specialists are also in high demand in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. This occupational group ran-ked fifth on the Skills Shortage Index.

In 2018, skills shortages among medical and pharmaceutical profes-sions were again above average. Like last year, they are in fourth place on the Skills Shortage Index. There is still a lack of highly qua-lified professionals in these areas.

Ranking 4: Bottom 5 jobs German-speaking part of Switzerland (see appendix, table 3)

In 2018, skills shortages among medical and pharmaceutical profes-sions were again above average. Like last year, they are in fourth place on the Skills Shortage Index. There is still a lack of highly qua-lified professionals in these areas.

Occupations in textile manufacturing, printing and warehousing ranked last in the Skills Shortage Index, as they did in the previ-ous year. The bottom five occupational groups in the index for the German-speaking part of Switzerland also included the cleaning, hygiene and beauty industries, hospitality and housekeeping, cons-truction, as well as postal and telecommunications services. The oversupply of labour is particularly high among all these occupa-tions, because there are only very few vacancies per job seeker..


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For instance, ranking 3 shows that in 2018, in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, the skills shortage is most sever in the fiduciary sector.

Ranking 4 shows that in German-speaking Switzerland in 2018, the demand for workers is weakest in the textile processing, printing and warehousing profes-sions, and thus the surplus of job seekers is most severe in these professions. This is the sector with the fewest vacancy advertisements per job seeker.

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Skills Shortage Ranking French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland Major shortage of professionals for technical occupations – Very few job vacancies in the textile manufacturing, printing and warehousing industries

There are fewer skills shortages in the French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland than there are nationwide. Yet compared to the previous year, there has been a slight increase in the number of vacancies per job seeker across almost all occupations. This increa-se is mainly evident among occupations that were already affected by skills shortages..

Ranking 5: Top 5 jobs French- and Italian-speaking Switzerland (see appendix, table 4)

There are skills shortages among technical occupations in the French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland. These shortages have increased again since last year. The Skills Shortage Index reve-als that there is great demand for technicians (e.g. professionals in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and telecommunica-tions technology) and engineers [ranking 5]. As a result, technicians and engineers are ranked fourth in the Skills Shortage Index.

Compared to last year, the ratio of job advertisements to job see-kers has also increased among information technology occupations. IT professions are now ranked fifth, whereas in 2017 they were ran-ked sixth.

Fiduciary occupations are ranked second in the French- and Itali-an-speaking parts of Switzerland. Like last year, there are significant skills shortages in this sector. In fact, the shortages have become even worse in 2018.

There are also skills shortages among medical and pharmaceutical occupations. These occupations are ranked third on the Skills Shor-tage Index. Even though the situation in these regions is slightly less severe than last year, there is still a shortage of doctors.

For the occupational groups cleaning, hygiene and beauty, textile manufacturing, printing and warehousing, construction, art, as well as machinist occupations (e.g. construction machinery operators and maintenance technicians), the Skills Shortage Index shows a significant oversupply of job seekers compared to the number of advertised vacancies. These occupations therefore appear in the lowest rankings on the index.

Ranking 6: Bottom 5 jobs French- and Italian-speaking Switzerland (see appendix, table 4)


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Ranking 5 shows that in Latin Switzerland in 2018, the skills shortage is most severe in the engineering professions, followed by the fiduciary professions.

Ranking 6 shows that in Latin Switzerland in 2018, the demand for workers is weakest in the cleaning, sanitation and personal hygiene professions, meaning that the surplus of job seekers is most severe in this sector. This is the sector with the fewest vacancy advertisements per job seeker.

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Skilles Shortage Ranking in the Large Swiss Regions Lake Geneva Region

Workers are missing in the technical and fiduciary sectors

Ranking 7: Top 5 jobs Lake Geneva Region (see appendix, table 5)

The unemployment rate in the Lake Geneva Region is relatively high, thus explaining why the shortage of labour there is less pronounced than across Switzerland. However, across Switzerland, the companies in the Lake Geneva Region are confronted with a shortage of labour in techni-cal, fiduciary as well as human medicine and pharmaceuticals jobs. They occupy the top three places in the Skills Shortage Ranking.

Metalworking and mechanical engineering jobs follow in fourth place, although these jobs have moved upwards notably in the ranking as com-pared with 2017. In accordance with the high placement in the ranking across Switzerland, the engineers in the Lake Geneva Region can be seen in fifth place of the Skills Shortage Ranking. Moreover, the labour shortage has become more intense in all top five vocations during the past year.

In French-speaking Switzerland, the economy has been enjoying a strong upwind for several years, driven by the two economically most power-ful cantons of Geneva and Vaud. The world of finance and insurance is concentrated here, but also consultancies are very present. Therefore, all the companies where the fiduciary professionals are currently in high demand. However, the positive development of precision technology and precision machines which are increasingly internationally in demand is also important. Therefore, the technology companies are looking for several technicians and engineers alike. Moreover, the region is also strong in the field of pharmaceuticals and medical technology. These two components may result in the demand for medical professionals and also pharmacists being high.

Several job searchers trained in textile manufacturing, printing and warehousing are faced with just a few job advertise-ments

Ranking 8: Bottom 5 jobs Lake Geneva Region (see appendix, table 5)

As opposed to this, job seekers from the vocational groups of texti-le manufacturing, printing and warehousing, art and cleaning, hygie-ne and beauty experience difficulties in finding a job at all because a strong, regional surplus of workers exists. Moreover, here, as also throughout the French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland as well as some other regions, the surplus of workers as machinists remains large.

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Ranking 7 shows that in the Lake Geneva region, the engineering professions rank highest, meaning that this is where the skills shortage is most severe in 2018.

Ranking 8 shows that in the Lake Geneva region in 2018, the demand for wor-kers is weakest in the textile processing, printing and warehousing professions, and that there is this is where there is the greatest surplus of workers. This means that this is the sector with the fewest vacancy advertisements per job seeker.

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Espace Mittelland

Acute labour shortage for the fiduciary and technical professions

Ranking 9: Top 5 jobs Espace Mittelland (see appendix, table 6)

The labour shortage in Espace Mittelland is depicted in the skills shortage across Switzerland in its top five. In Espace Mittelland, the companies have large problems finding professionals for the fiduciary professions (e.g. tax consultants and auditors). There is still a considerable shortage of technicians, engineers and compu-ter scientists in this region. Here, demand considerably outweighs the offer of job seekers and the labour shortage has also worsened again compared to the previous year. In light of the disproportio-nately high share of the technology sector in Espace Mittelland, which is developing faster than the average, this comes as no sur-prise. Staff for the human medicine and pharmaceutical professions is limited in Espace Mittelland. These jobs are placed fourth with regard to the labour shortage.

Surplus of workers for cleaning, hygiene and beauty jobs

Ranking 10: Bottom 5 jobs Espace Mittelland (see appendix, table 6)

However, Espace Mittelland has a surplus of job seekers in the oc-cupational groups for cleaning, hygiene and beauty, in textile manu-facturing, printing and warehousing, in the construction jobs, in ho-spitality and housekeeping jobs as well as also amongst machinists (e.g. construction machinists). These five occupational groups form the tail end of the Skills Shortage Ranking for the region. Here, it is likely that job seekers encounter difficulties finding new work.



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Ranking 9, shows that in the Espace Mittelland region, the skills shortage of is most severe in the fiduciary professions.

Ranking 10: In the Espace Mittelland region in 2018, the cleaning, sanita-tion and personal hygiene professions rank last in terms of the demand for workers. Therefore, the surplus of workers is greatest in these professions, meaning that this is the sector with the fewest vacancy advertisements per job seeker.

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Northwestern Switzerland

Acute shortage in the fiduciary and engi-neer jobs sectors

Ranking 11: Top 5 jobs Northwestern Switzerland (see appendix, table 7)

In Northwestern Switzerland, there is a shortage of labour in the fiduciary sector as well as in various technical vocations as well as in human medicine and pharmaceuticals. This is no great surprise as, in addition to banks, insurance companies, logistics companies, pharmaceuticals and chemicals companies are located here in ad-dition to technology companies. Here, as in other regions, expert specialists are missing. The fiduciaries are number one on the Skills Shortage Ranking, place two is held by engineers and third place by technicians, place four technical draughtspersons, followed by human medicine and pharmaceuticals vocations with fifth place and computer scientists occupying place six (see appendix, table 7). As opposed to fiduciary jobs as well as human medicine and pharmaceuticals, the labour shortage with technical vocations has also been pronounced or at least has not weakened during the past year.

Surplus of workers for cleaning, hygiene and beauty jobs

Ranking 12: Bottom 5 jobs Northwestern Switzerland (see appendix, table 7)

As opposed to this, there is a surplus of job seekers compared with the number of job offers for cleaning, hygiene and beauty jobs in Northwestern Switzerland (tail end of the ranking). The vocations in textile manufacturing, printing and warehousing take the penul-timate position, the postal and telecommunications jobs are third before last and the public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs fourth from last. Moreover, a considerable surplus of job seekers determines the hospitality and housekeeping jobs. Above-all, less-qualified job seekers will have few perspectives of employ-ment in these bottom-placed jobs.


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Ranking 11 shows that in Northwestern Switzerland in 2018, the most severe skills shortage is in the fiduciary professions.

Ranking 12 shows that in Northwestern Switzerland in 2018, the cleaning, sanitation and personal hygiene professions rank last in terms of the demand for workers. Therefore, the surplus of workers is greatest in these professions, meaning that this is the sector with the fewest vacancy advertisements per job seeker.

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Greater Zurich Area

acute labour shortage for the fiduciary and technical professions

Ranking 13: Top 5 jobs Greater Zurich Area (see appendix, table 8)

In the Greater Zurich Area, the fourth-placed legal vocations also join the fiduciary jobs which are first-placed in the ranking of the jobs with a labour shortage. This could reflect that some changes have taken place regarding business conditions at the financial cen-tre Zurich during the past few years which must be implemented from the legal viewpoint. Also technicians (second-placed), engi-neers (place three) and computer scientists (place five) remain in high demand in the region. Here, too, the companies could express that they must expend great efforts to find enough expert staff. Here, this shortage has largely worsened compared to the previous year except for the engineering jobs which have remained stable from 2017 to 2018.

Surplus in textile manufacturing, printing and warehousing

Ranking 14: Bottom 5 jobs Greater Zurich Area (see appendix, table 8)

The tail end ranking in the Greater Zurich Area looks similar to the picture across Switzerland. The surplus of workers is particularly high in textile manufacturing, printing and warehousing. These jobs are on the very last place of the Skills Shortage Ranking, even if the surplus has been reduced a little compared with the previous year. Cleaning, hygiene and beauty jobs hold the penultimate rank. Furthermore, a surplus exists for the postal and telecommunicati-ons services (third place before last), not really surprising in view of the continuous job reduction in this area. Also in the construction sector (placed fourth from last) and for machinists (fifth from last), the Zurich region has several job seekers in relation to the jobs advertised.


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Ranking 13 shows that in the greater Zurich area in 2018, the most severe skills shortage is in the fiduciary professions.

Ranking 14 shows that in the greater Zurich area in 2018, the demand for wor-kers is weakest in the textile processing, printing and warehousing professions, meaning that the surplus of job seekers is most severe in these professions. This is the sector with the fewest vacancy advertisements per job seeker.

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Eastern Switzerland

Specialists from the fiduciary and engineering areas wanted

Ranking 15: Top 5 jobs Eastern Switzerland (see appendix, table 9)

The Skills Shortage Ranking is headed by fiduciary jobs in Eastern Switzerland. This is followed by technically orientated jobs placed second and third: engineers and technicians are sought intensely. This is no big surprise of we observe the Eastern Swiss entrepre-neurial landscape with its many companies in the fields of technolo-gy, machinery and industry. Moreover, export has again stimulated the Eastern Swiss economy. Human medicine and pharmaceutical occupations were ranked fourth. Computer scientist jobs are also in the top five with a labour shortage. In all of these jobs, the de-mand for specialists considerably exceeds the supply, meaning that it is difficult for Eastern Swiss companies to fill the corresponding posts adequately. The labour shortage for these jobs has worsened or at the best remained as it was in the year comparison.

Surplus of specialists for the jobs in postal and telecommunications services as well as textile manufacturing, printing and warehousing

Ranking 16: Bottom 5 jobs Eastern Switzerland (see appendix, table 9)

The surplus of specialists for the jobs in postal and telecommuni-cations services as well as textile manufacturing, printing and wa-rehousing and cleaning, hygiene and beauty tallies with the ranking across Switzerland. These jobs occupy the last three places of the Skills Shortage Ranking, whereby particularly many job seekers compete for few vacancies here. Also the transportation and lo-gistics jobs are affected by a surplus of workers in Eastern Switzer-land. Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs are new in the tail end this year in Eastern Switzerland.



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Transportation and logistics jobs

Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs

Ranking 15 shows that in Eastern Switzerland, the skills shortage is most severe in the fiduciary sector, and that as a result, in 2018, this sector ranked first in the region’s skill shortage ‘Severity’ rankings.

Ranking 16 shows that in Eastern Switzerland in 2018, the postal and telecom-munications professions rank last in terms of skills shortages. This sector has the most severe surplus of workers, means that this is the sector with the fewest vacancy advertisements per job seeker.

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Central Switzerland

Fiduciary, engineering and technical jobs with a significant labour shortage

Ranking 17: Top 5 jobs Central Switzerland (see appendix, table 10)

As in several other regions, the fiduciary jobs are top of the Skills Shortage Ranking in Central Switzerland. However, the scarcity of workers in the fiduciary area has not worsened in the yearly compa-rison. Several STEM occupations belong to the top five jobs with a labour shortage in Central Switzerland. Primarily, companies need engineers, technicians, professionals from the technical draughting jobs and from the job area of electrical engineering and electronics. In Central Switzerland, above all companies with top technology and industry (above all MEM) are important, which explains why the shortage in these occupational groups is not surprising. The in-formatics, human medicine and pharmaceuticals occupations are not amongst the top five as in most of the other regions. However, the labour shortage here is also marked in Central Switzerland.

Surplus of workers in textile manufactu-ring, printing and warehousing

Ranking 18: Bottom 5 jobs Central Switzerland (see appendix, table 10)

The surplus of workers in textile manufacturing, printing and ware-housing is particularly high in Central Switzerland. As in the previ-ous year, they are placed at the tail of the Skills Shortage Ranking. But also in the cleaning, hygiene and beauty jobs as well as the postal and telecommunications jobs, as already in 2017, there are several job seekers compared with advertised vacancies in 2018. The machinists and artistic jobs are new in the bottom five occu-pations. The latter are likely affected by certain savings measures by the public authorities. Here, it may also prove difficult for job seekers to find work.

Electrical engineering and electronics jobs, watchmaking industry jobs, and vehicle and appliance engineering and maintenance jobs

Technical draughting jobs

Technicians

Engineers




Machinists

Artistic jobs

Ranking 17 shows that in Central Switzerland in 2018, the skills shortage is most severe in the fiduciary sector, meaning that this sector ranks first in the skills shortage ‘Severity’ rankings.

Ranking 18 shows that in Central Switzerland in 2018, demand for workers is weakest in the textile processing, printing and warehousing professions, meaning that the surplus of job seekers is most severe in this sector. This is the sector with the fewest vacancy advertisements per job seeker.

Appendix

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Data and calculation method

The ranking of occupations in the Swiss Skilles Shortage Index from the Adecco Group Switzerland and the Swiss

Job Market Monitor (SMM) are based on the quarterly re-sults from the Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index (Job Index) and the figures from the Vacancies and Labour Mar-ket Statistics Information System (AVAM). Here, figures from December of the previous year to September of the current year (four quarters) are summarised as an annual value. The number of job advertisements from the Job Index are com-pared by profession with the number of job seekers regis-tered with AVAM. Specifically, the indicator vi/ui is calcula-ted across Switzerland, per language region and per large Adecco region. Here, v stands for vacancies and u for the un-employed, i the respective vocation. This indicator forms the severity of the labour shortage within a profession. However, it does not necessarily record the extent of the labour shor-tage or surplus within a profession. To calculate this factor, the indicator vi/ui is additionally weighted with the size of the vocational field. Specifically, the number of employees per vocation is used.

The advertised positions that appear during the surveyed week (basis: tens of thousands of advertisements per quar-ter) are taken into consideration to calculate the number of vacancies per profession. The job descriptions in the adverti-sements are assigned to the job categories of the Swiss Stan-dard Classification of Occupations 2000 (SBN2000) from the Federal Statistical Office and the regions (cantons) using a standardised, mainly automated process. The number of job seekers per occupation (SBN2000) and region according to AVAM are provided by SECO.

The SBN2000 assigns a job category to over 18,000 job de-scriptions (in masculine and feminine forms and in the three official languages). These categories are structured hierarchi-cally and numbered accordingly: job departments (one digit), job classes (two digits), job groups (three digits) and job types (five digits). The allocation of the job descriptions to the job types in the Swiss Skilles Shortage Index is based predomi-nantly on the SBN2000 dictionary. In case of doubt, the all-ocation in the vacancy database (Job Index) is not carried out according to the job description alone but rather manually based on the information provided in the complete adver-tisement text. The main activities carried out in the specific position are the most important criteria for the assignation to a job group. Since the Job Index is designed to represent the development of labour-market opportunities for job seekers in the individual vocational fields, apprenticeship and interns-hip positions – which are aimed at people who have not yet completed their vocational training – are not included.

The SBN double digits are used to calculate the skills shortage per occupation. The job fields of the SBN double digits have proven to be the ideal measurement for professional part-ti-me job markets in Switzerland. Clearly defined job groups would not sufficiently take into consideration the permeability on the Swiss job market and thus could demarcate jobs that are in fact accessible with similar qualifications. In contrast, less defined job groups run risk of blurring the boundaries between the job groups. Nevertheless, in specific cases some SBN double digits are grouped together because of the low case figures. On the other hand, certain SBN triple digits are sometimes used when the job groups are clearly differentiated and large enough on their own. Table 1 depicts the assignment of the SBN2000 jobs to the Swiss Skills Shortage Index.

In addition, it is important to note that not all of the vacan-cies in a profession are necessarily accessible for all of the job seekers in that particular field. In Switzerland, the regional linguistic borders are especially significant. As a result, skills shortages are calculated and identified separately according to linguistic region (Table 2). The Skills Shortage Ranking by the Adecco Group Switzerland and the Swiss Job Market Monitor differentiates between the German-speaking part of Switzerland and the French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland based on the corresponding cantons (Table 2). The bilingual cantons of Fribourg and Valais are assigned to the French, Italian and Romansch-speaking parts of Switzer-land, while the cantons of Bern and Grisons are allocated to German-speaking part of Switzerland.

In order to observe developments over the course of time, a Skilles Shortage Index is used which is aligned with the Adec-co Group Swiss Job Market Index occupational groups. This is based on the calculation of the relationship between the number of vacancies in the Job Index vocational groups and the number of job seekers (vi/ui) in the same groups and is weighted in accordance with the size of the profession. We distinguish between 11 occupational groups: the industrial and transport, construction and renovation, technology and sci-ence, IT, office and administration, financial and fiduciary, ma-nagement and organisation, hospitality and personal services, health, teaching and public services sectors. The index value 100 is determined as the weighted average of the relationship between the number of vacancies and the number of job see-kers for all vocational groups in 2016 according to the size of the profession.

2) The Job Index methods are described in detail here: Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index, Basic Methods, http://www.stellenmarktmonitor.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:ffffffff-ab27-3e8e-ffff-ffff98f1c6d9/AGSJMI_Methoden.pdf3) Buchs, H. & M. Buchmann (2017): Job Vacancies and Unemployment in Switzerland 2006–2014: Labor Market Mismatch and the Significance of Labor Market Tightness for Unemployment Duration. Report on behalf of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO. Zurich: Stellen-markt-Monitor Schweiz (Swiss Job Market Monitor), 9 August 2017.4) Based on low case figures, Ticino cannot be displayed as a separate region and is combined with French-speaking Switzerland as the French, Italian and Romansch-speaking part of Switzerland.

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Table 1: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Extent’ across Switzerland 2018

Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Extent’ of Switzerland 2018 Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Evolution 2017 - 2018

Engineers 1 1 +

Fiduciary 2 2 =

Technicians 3 4 +

Information technology (IT) 4 5 ++

Medicine and pharmaceutical 5 3 =

Technical specialists 6 9 +

Legal jobs 7 7 =

Technical draughting jobs 8 6 =

Chemical and plastics processing jobs 9 8 =

Metalworking and mechanical engineering jobs 10 18 +++

Wood processing and paper manufacturing and processing jobs 11 11 =

Food and luxury food manufacturing and processing jobs 12 10 =


13 19 +++

Social sciences, humanities and natural sciences jobs 14 13 =

Postal and telecommunications 15 14 =

Machinists 16 15 =

Media professionals and related jobs 17 17 =

Advertising, marketing and tourism jobs 18 16 =

Banking and insurance sector jobs 19 12 --

Artistic jobs 20 21 ++

Public order and security jobs 21 20 =

Therapy and caregiver jobs 22 22 =

Teaching and educational jobs 23 24 +++

Entrepreneurs, directors and head clerks 24 26 +++

Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs 25 23 --

Transportation and logistics jobs 26 25 =

Textile processing, printing and warehouse 27 27 +

Trade and retail jobs 28 28 +

Hospitality and housekeeping jobs 29 29 +

Construction 30 31 =

Cleaning, sanitation and personal care jobs 31 30 --

Commercial and administrative jobs 32 32 +++

Ranking is based on the indicators vi/ui weighted by the number of people employed at the occupationi; Sources: SMM, AVAM (SECO)Evolution: + Skills Shortage has increased, which means that the number of vacancies per unemployed person has increased (+ positive change of at least 10%; ++

positive change of at least 20%; +++ positive change of at least 30%;) - Skills Shortage has decreased, which means that the number of vacancies per unemployed person has decreased. (- negative change of at least 10%;

-- negative change of at least 20%; --- negative change of at least 30%;)

Jobs affected by an oversupply of labourJobs affected by skills shortage

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Table 2: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Switzerland 2018

Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ of Switzerland 2018 Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Evolution 2017 - 2018

Fiduciary 1 1 +

Technicians 2 2 +

Engineers 3 3 +

Medicine and pharmaceutical 4 4 -


Technical specialists 6 8 ++

Legal jobs 7 7 +

Technical draughting jobs 8 6 --


Entrepreneurs, directors and head clerks 10 10 +



12 17 +++

Chemical and plastics processing jobs 13 13 +

Teaching and educational jobs 14 14 +



Trade and retail jobs 17 16 =

Wood processing and paper manufacturing and processing jobs 18 20 +

Commercial and administrative jobs 19 19 +

Food and luxury food manufacturing and processing jobs 20 21 +


Social sciences, humanities and natural sciences jobs 22 22 =

Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs 23 18 --


Artistic jobs 25 30 +++


Machinists 27 26 =

Hospitality and housekeeping jobs 28 27 +



Cleaning, sanitation and personal care jobs 31 31 -


Ranking is based on the indicators vi/ui; Sources: SMM, AVAM (SECO)Evolution: + Skills Shortage has increased, which means that the number of vacancies per unemployed person has increased (+ positive change of at least 10%; ++




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Table 3: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across German-speaking part of Switzerland 2018

Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ in German-speaking part of Switzerland 2018 Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Evolution

2017 - 2018

Fiduciary 1 1 =

Technicians 2 2 +

Engineers 3 3 +

Medicine and pharmaceutical 4 4 --


Legal jobs 6 7 ++

Technical draughting jobs 7 5 --

Technical specialists 8 9 ++


9 15 +++

Teaching and educational jobs 10 13 ++



Banking and insurance sector jobs 13 8 ---





Wood processing and paper manufacturing and processing jobs 18 19 +


Media professionals and related jobs 20 21 +


Social sciences, humanities and natural sciences jobs 22 23 +




Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs 26 20 ---

Machinists 27 26 =

Hospitality and housekeeping jobs 28 28 =



Cleaning, sanitation and personal care jobs 31 31 =






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Table 4: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland 2018

Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ in French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland 2018 Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Evolution

2017 - 2018

Technicians 1 2 +++

Fiduciary 2 1 +

Medicine and pharmaceutical 3 3 +++

Engineers 4 4 +++

Information technology (IT) 5 6 +++


Technical specialists 7 9 +++

Entrepreneurs, directors and head clerks 8 8 ++

Technical draughting jobs 9 5 ---

Legal jobs 10 7 --

Advertising, marketing and tourism jobs 11 10 +

Therapy and caregiver jobs 12 11 +


13 23 +++

Chemical and plastics processing jobs 14 21 +++

Teaching and educational jobs 15 14 =

Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs 16 18 +

Commercial and administrative jobs 17 16 =


Banking and insurance sector jobs 19 19 =

Social sciences, humanities and natural sciences jobs 20 13 ---


Wood processing and paper manufacturing and processing jobs 22 27 +++

Transportation and logistics jobs 23 22 ++

Public order and security jobs 24 26 ++

Hospitality and housekeeping jobs 25 28 ++

Postal and telecommunications 26 20 ---


Machinists 28 29 +


Construction 30 30 +

Textile processing, printing and warehouse 31 31 +++

Cleaning, sanitation and personal care jobs 32 24 ---





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Table 5: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Lake Geneva Region 2018

Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ in the Lake Geneva Region 2018 Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Evolution

2017 - 2018

Technicians 1 2 +++

Fiduciary 2 1 ++

Medicine and pharmaceutical 3 4 +++


Engineers 5 5 +++



Entrepreneurs, directors and head clerks 8 8 +++


Therapy and caregiver jobs 10 9 ++

Legal jobs 11 6 ---



13 23 +++

Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs 14 14 ++



Commercial and administrative jobs 17 16 =

Banking and insurance sector jobs 18 19 +


Social sciences, humanities and natural sciences jobs 20 13 --

Media professionals and related jobs 21 22 ++


Public order and security jobs 23 25 +

Transportation and logistics jobs 24 28 +++


Food and luxury food manufacturing and processing jobs 26 21 -

Wood processing and paper manufacturing and processing jobs 27 29 ++

Machinists 28 26 =


Cleaning, sanitation and personal care jobs 30 20 ---


Textile processing, printing and warehouse 32 31 ++





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Table 6: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Espace Mitelland 2018

Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ in Espace Mitelland 2018 Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Evolution 2017 - 2018

Fiduciary 1 1 =

Technicians 2 2 ++

Engineers 3 4 +++

Medicine and pharmaceutical 4 3 =


Legal jobs 6 10 +++



Entrepreneurs, directors and head clerks 9 8 =


Technical draughting jobs 11 13 +++




Transportation and logistics jobs 15 14 ++

Advertising, marketing and tourism jobs 16 11 ---


Public order and security jobs 18 19 ++


19 21 +++




Postal and telecommunications 23 27 +++





Machinists 28 30 +++


Construction 30 28 +

Textile processing, printing and warehouse 31 32 ++






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Table 7: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Northwestern Switzerland 2018

Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ in Northwestern Switzerland 2018 Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Evolution

2017 - 2018

Fiduciary 1 1 ---

Engineers 2 2 +

Technicians 3 3 =


Medicine and pharmaceutical 5 4 ---



Chemical and plastics processing jobs 8 5 -

Advertising, marketing and tourism jobs 9 10 ++

Social sciences, humanities and natural sciences jobs 10 12 +++


11 17 +++


Media professionals and related jobs 13 22 +++






Food and luxury food manufacturing and processing jobs 19 15 -


Legal jobs 21 18 ---

Wood processing and paper manufacturing and processing jobs 22 21 =

Machinists 23 24 =




Artistic jobs 27 27 =


Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs 29 28 -

Postal and telecommunications 30 30 --

Textile processing, printing and warehouse 31 31 ---






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Table 8: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Greater Zurich Area 2018

Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ in the Greater Zurich Area 2018 Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Evolution

2017 - 2018

Fiduciary 1 1 +

Technicians 2 3 ++

Engineers 3 4 =

Legal jobs 4 6 ++




7 12 +++

Teaching and educational jobs 8 11 +++








Food and luxury food manufacturing and processing jobs 16 18 +++



Commercial and administrative jobs 19 17 ++

Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs 20 14 -

Advertising, marketing and tourism jobs 21 13 --

Media professionals and related jobs 22 21 ++


Public order and security jobs 24 23 -

Wood processing and paper manufacturing and processing jobs 25 20 ---


Social sciences, humanities and natural sciences jobs 27 27 +

Machinists 28 22 ---


Postal and telecommunications 30 31 +


Textile processing, printing and warehouse 32 32 +++





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Table 9: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Eastern Switzerland 2018

Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ in Eastern Switzerland 2018 Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Evolution

2017 - 2018

Fiduciary 1 1 =

Engineers 2 4 +++

Technicians 3 2 =

Medicine and pharmaceutical 4 5 +




Legal jobs 8 10 +++


9 18 +++

Banking and insurance sector jobs 10 7 -



Social sciences, humanities and natural sciences jobs 13 22 +++

Advertising, marketing and tourism jobs 14 16 ++


Entrepreneurs, directors and head clerks 16 11 =

Teaching and educational jobs 17 17 ++



Trade and retail jobs 20 21 ++


Media professionals and related jobs 22 8 ---

Machinists 23 27 +++

Hospitality and housekeeping jobs 24 20 -

Public order and security jobs 25 30 +++

Wood processing and paper manufacturing and processing jobs 26 13 ---


Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobs 28 25 =

Transportation and logistics jobs 29 28 --








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Table 10: Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ across Central Switzerland 2018

Skills Shortage Ranking ‘Severity’ in Central Switzerland 2018 Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Evolution

2017 - 2018

Fiduciary 1 1 =

Engineers 2 3 ++

Technicians 3 4 ++



5 7 +++








Chemical and plastics processing jobs 13 6 ---


Metalworking and mechanical engineering jobs 15 16 =

Banking and insurance sector jobs 16 21 +


Therapy and caregiver jobs 18 17 -

Legal jobs 19 24 ++


Transportation and logistics jobs 21 22 -

Food and luxury food manufacturing and processing jobs 22 28 +++

Construction 23 27 ++

Public order and security jobs 24 10 ---



Hospitality and housekeeping jobs 27 29 +++

Artistic jobs 28 26 =

Machinists 29 20 ---


Cleaning, sanitation and personal care jobs 31 31 +++






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Table 11: Assignment of SBN2000 job titles and cantons

Job title SBN2000

Food and luxury food manufacturing and processing jobsCheesemakers and dairy producersButchers and other meat processorsBakers, pastry chefs, confectionersMillersBrewers, maltstersWine coopers, wine and beverage technologists arpTobacco goods producers and manufacturersFood and luxury food testers and tasters

21

Metalworking and mechanical engineering jobsCasters arpCoremakers, mouldersMetal surface finishing jobsMetal grinders and polishersTool operatorsCutters and planersMetal drillersLathe operatorsBar turners and screwmakersWelders and other metal joining jobsSystem and appliance constructorsPlumbers (industrial)Blacksmiths, useMetal engineers and metalworkersConstruction metalworkersFitters, useMechanicsPrecision mechanics and micro mechanicsMachine fitters and machinists arpInstallation and maintenance mechanics and other mechanics

24

Electrical engineering and electronics jobs, watchmaking industry jobs, and vehicle and appliance engineering and maintenance jobsAutomotive and other vehicle electriciansElectriciansConsumer electronics techniciansNetwork electricians, cable fittersElectrical winders arpOther electrical jobs, useElectronics jobsTelephone and telegraph workersWatchmakersVehicle manufacturing (land, water, air) jobsAuto mechanicsMotorcycle and bicycle mechanicsAgricultural machinery, construction equipment and small appliance mechanicsLacquerers (vehicles, industrial)Petrol station attendants, automotive service attendants, use

25

30

Wood processing and paper manufacturing and processing jobsSawyers, woodcuttersWoodturnersCabinet makersJoinersOther carpentersWoodstainers, wood polishersFramers, gilders and other wood finishing jobsPaper technologists arp

26

Chemical and plastics processing jobsLab technicians, lab assistants, useChemical workers, chemistsPhoto lab techniciansPlastics manufacturers and processorsRubber processors

28

Textile processing, printing and warehouse jobsTextile manufacturing jobsTextile processing jobsLeather manufacturing jobs, leather and fur processing jobsCeramics and glass processing jobsPrint preparation jobsPrinters and manifold-writersBookbindersPackersWarehouse keepers, warehouse operators

22, 23, 27, 29

Engineering jobsArchitectsCivil engineersIT engineersMechanical engineersHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning engineersElectrical engineersElectronics and microtech engineersForestry engineersAgronomistsRural engineers, land surveyors, geometriciansUrban planners, residential planners, landscape designersChemical engineers and food engineers

31

Technical jobsElectrical techniciansElectronics techniciansStructural and civil technicians, site supervisorsMechanical techniciansTextile techniciansTelecommunications techniciansHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning techniciansVehicle and aircraft technicians

32

Technical draughting jobsStructural and civil engineering draughtspersonsSurveying draughtspersonsTechnical draughtspersonsMetal construction draughtspersonsMechanical draughtspersonsInstallation draughtspersonsInterior construction draughtspersonsElectrical draughtspersons

33

Technical specialistsTechnical managers nsOperational specialistsSupervisors nsOther technical specialists and operators

34

31

MachinistsEnergy machinistsConstruction machinists arpLumber machinistsOther machinistsStokersMachinery and plant custodians, tank inspectors

35

Information technology (IT) jobsComputer scientists, analystsProgrammersIT operatorsWebmasters arpOther IT jobs

36

Construction and renovation jobsBricklayersConcrete workers, cement finishers (construction)CarpentersRoad workersPlasterersDemolition specialists, tunnel construction workers, minersBuilders, construction supervisors arpFloor and tile layersRoofersPlasterers, stucco plasterersPainters, upholsterersHeating and ventilation installersPlumbers (construction)InsulatorsFireplace and tile-oven builders, stove fittersGlass installersElectricians and installersSanitation planners and installersMining-related jobsStone processing jobsConstruction materials and components manufacturing jobs

41, 42

Trade and retail jobsPurchasersSalespersons, retail employeesCashiersPublishers, booksellersDruggistsAnimal handlersOther retail jobsRepresentatives, travelling salespersons

51

Advertising, marketing and tourism jobs Advertising specialistsPR specialistsMarketing specialistsMarket research and opinion polling specialistsTravel agency employeesTravel guides, tour guides, hostesses

521, 522

Fiduciary jobsAccountants and auditorsFiduciaries and tax consultants

523

32

Transportation and logistics jobsRailway stationmasters and railway operation dispatchers and secretariesTrackworkers and platelayersSignal tower operatorsDepot and shunting employeesTrain attendantsLocomotive drivers and tram drivers arpAerial cableway jobsPassenger transportation jobs arpLorry driversDriving instructors, auto expertsSkippers, ship navigatorsFlight captains, pilots, flight instructorsAir-traffic controllersCabin crew members arpTransportation employees and shippersMessengers and couriers

53

Postal and telecommunications jobsMail carriers and postal clerksPostal assistantsDelivery clerksTelephone and switchboard operatorsOther postal jobsOther telecommunications jobs

54

Hospitality and housekeeping jobsHotel and restaurant managersReceptionists and portersService staffHousekeepers, laundry staff, and staff shop attendantsKitchen staffOther hospitality jobsHousekeeping managersHousekeeping employees

61

Cleaning, sanitation and personal care jobsTextile care workers, chemical cleanersIroners, launderersJanitors, commercial cleanersChimney sweepsFuneral specialistsWaste disposal and recycling jobsOther public sanitation and cleaning jobsHairdressersCosmeticiansHand- and foot-care providers

62

Entrepreneurs, directors and head clerksEntrepreneurs and directorsHead clerks in public serviceOrganisation and association officialsStaffing specialists

71

Commercial and administrative jobsCommercial employees as well as office jobs, useAdministrative clerks arpBookkeepersReal-estate specialists and property managersImport-export specialistsOrganisational specialists arpOther administrative employees

72

Banking and insurance sector jobsBanking jobs, useInsurance agents and inspectorsInsurance jobs, use

73

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Public order and security jobsPoliceSecurity guards, caretakersProfessional firefighters, civil defence membersMembers of the armed forces arpOther security jobsCustoms officers and border patrol

74

Legal jobsJudges and public prosecutorsLaw clerksLawyers and notariesOther legal jobs

75

Media professionals and related jobsJournalists and editorsCorrectors and proofreadersTranslators and interpretersOther visual and print media professionalsLibrariansArchivists and documentalistsCurators and museum specialistsStage and film equipment jobsDirectors, filmmakers, producersSound mixers and techniciansCamera operators and video techniciansPhotographers

81

Artistic jobsMusicians, composers and conductorsSingersActorsDancers, dance instructors and choreographersArtistsPhoto models, modelsSculptorsPainters, drawersGraphic artists and sign paintersDesigners, fashion designersPrecious-metal smithsOther jewellery makersWood carvers, wood sculptorsCeramists, pottersCeramic and glass paintersMusical instrument makers and tunersDecorators and decoration designersRestorersInterior architectures and decorators

82

Public welfare, educational and pastoral jobsSocial workersEducatorsResidential home and nursery directorsOther caregiver jobsOrdained clergy, ministersOther pastoral jobsRelated religious ordersCounsellors and liturgical assistants

83

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Regions

German-speaking SwitzerlandCantons: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrho-den, Basel-Land, Basel-City, Bern, Glarus, Grisons, Lucerne, Nid-walden, Obwalden, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Uri, Zurich, Zug

French- and Italian-speaking parts of SwitzerlandCantons: Geneva, Fribourg, Jura, Neuchâtel, Ticino, Vaud, Valais

Lake Geneva RegionGeneva, Vaud, Valais

Espace MittellandBern, Fribourg, Jura, Neuchâtel

Northwestern SwitzerlandAargau, Basel-Land, Basel-City, Solothurn

Greater Zurich AreaZurich, Schaffhausen

Eastern SwitzerlandAppenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Grisons, St. Gallen, Thurgau

Central SwitzerlandLucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Uri, Zug

Teaching and educational jobsInstructors at universities and other technical collegesSecondary school teachersHigh school teachersPrimary school teachersKindergarten teachers arpVocational and technical college teachersSpecial education teachers, curative teachersMusic and singing teachersDrawing and handicrafts teachersPhysical education teachers and sports trainersAdult educatorsVarious technical and course instructors

84

Social sciences, humanities and natural sciences jobsEconomics and social sciences jobs, vocational counsellors and psychologistsHumanities jobsNatural sciences jobs

85

Medicine and pharmaceuticalDoctorsMedical practice assistants, doctor‘s assistantsPharmacistsPharmacist assistants

861

Therapy and caregiver jobs, dental and veterinary jobsPhysiotherapists, ergotherapistsNon-medical psychotherapistsNon-medical practitionersOpticiansMasseusesMedical technical assistantsMedical laboratory assistantsDentistsDental techniciansDental assistantsDental hygienistsVeterinariansVeterinary practice assistants, veterinary assistantsMidwivesPaediatric nursesPsychiatric nursesNursesHospital assistants, auxiliary nursesOutpatient nurses, community nurses

862, 863, 864, 865

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