Romania labor market: High salaries for skilled trades and experienced professionals

Data from eJobs and Salario highlight various high-paying career paths in Romania, emphasizing that both vocational skills and professional experience command significant wages.

For individuals without university degrees, several skilled trades offer monthly net salaries exceeding 5,000 lei. High-earning roles include painters (approximately 5,500 lei), electricians (5,200 lei), and various construction specialists such as installers, locksmiths, carpenters, and furniture assemblers, all of whom can earn around 5,000 lei net.

For experienced professionals, particularly those over 50 with at least five years of expertise, the market shows strong demand in sectors like engineering, accounting, and sales management. The average net salary for specialists with over five years of experience is 6,400 lei. The IT sector leads with an average of 10,650 lei net, followed by oil and gas (7,800 lei), audit and consultancy (7,700 lei), and construction and engineering (7,000 lei).