Salary range
EUR 18k–52k
INSEE private-sector net EQTP D1–D9, annualised · median EUR 26k
Countries
France
FR · 6 regions · 18 cities · EUR
Popular:
France combines a broad public-university system, grandes écoles and specialist institutions with major healthcare, engineering, digital, construction and hospitality labour markets.
Visa options
3
Study, talent-passport and working-holiday pathways
Living costs
EUR 878–1k
2026 visa resource floor to Paris planning benchmark · tuition excluded
Academic year
September or October start
Most programmes begin in September or October. Second-semester teaching and examinations usually finish in May or June, with dates set by each institution.
September–OctoberJanuary (selected programmes)
Strong majors by workforce demand
Health, Nursing & Social Care
France Travail records high planned hiring across health and social-care occupations.
Computer Science & Telecommunications
Digital and telecom roles show substantial difficult recruitment demand.
Construction & Civil Engineering
Construction reports a high share of difficult recruitment projects.
Industrial Engineering & Maintenance
Maintenance and industrial technical skills remain hard to recruit.
Teaching & Education
Education and training support a large national public-service and private market.
Hospitality & Food Service Management
Hospitality has large hiring volumes, though many roles are seasonal.
Major universities and colleges
Université Paris-Saclay
Research university · Île-de-France
Sorbonne University
Research university · Paris
Université Paris Cité
Research university · Paris
University of Strasbourg
Research university · Strasbourg
Université Grenoble Alpes
Research university · Grenoble
Aix-Marseille University
Research university · Marseille
University of Bordeaux
Research university · Bordeaux
Université de Lille
Research university · Lille
INSA Lyon
Specialist institution · Lyon
CentraleSupélec
Specialist institution · Île-de-France
Regions & cities
18 citiesIle-de-France
ParisVersaillesBoulogne-Billancourt
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
LyonGrenobleSaint-Etienne
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
MarseilleNiceAix-en-Provence
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
BordeauxLimogesPoitiers
Occitanie
ToulouseMontpellierNimes
Hauts-de-France
LilleAmiensArras
Work opportunities
Fields with high or difficult recruitment
- Health and social-care professionals
- IT and telecommunications specialists
- Construction and civil-engineering roles
- Industrial maintenance technicians
- Hospitality and food-service roles
- Education and training roles