Ireland Critical Skills Occupations (56)
Critical Skills occupation signals connected to Irish graduate outcome fields. Use this as the first pass before validating exact permit, salary, and employer requirements.
Academics (ICT / third-level)
Academics with Level 10 qualification and 1+ year teaching in third-level or ICT programmes
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2311
Education (95.4% graduate employment)
Actuaries, economists and statisticians
Big data analytics with IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths skills
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2425
Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics (80.9% graduate employment)
All other ICT professionals
ICT professionals not elsewhere classified
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2139
Information and Communication Technologies (86.6% graduate employment)
Animation background and design artist
Animation Background and Design Artist in 2D/3D animation with 1+ year experience
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 3411
Arts and Humanities (80.1% graduate employment)
Animation designer
Location Designer, Character Designer, Prop Designer, Animation Layout Artist
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 3421
Arts and Humanities (80.1% graduate employment)
Architect
Architect
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2431
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Architectural Technologist
Architectural Technologist
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2435
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Art Director (animation)
Art Director in 2D or 3D animation with 1+ year experience
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2473
Arts and Humanities (80.1% graduate employment)
Audiologists / Medical Scientists
Audiologists, Perfusionists, Dietician, Cardiac Physiologist, Medical Scientist
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2219
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
BIM Coordinator / Technician
BIM Coordinator, BIM Technician
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 3122
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Business and financial project management professionals
Finance & investment analytics, Risk analytics, Credit analytics, Fraud analytics
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2424
Business, Administration and Law (85.8% graduate employment)
Business sales executives
International Sales Roles, IT B2B sales, Non-EEA language fluency
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 3542
Business, Administration and Law (85.8% graduate employment)
Chartered and certified accountants
Chartered accountants, Taxation experts, Auditors with US GAAP experience
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2421
Business, Administration and Law (85.8% graduate employment)
Chemical scientists
Chemical scientists in manufacturing (food, beverages, medical devices)
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2111
Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics (80.9% graduate employment)
Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers, Structural Engineers, Site Engineers
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2121
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Construction project managers
Construction project managers, Commercial Manager
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2436
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Design and development engineers
Quality control engineering, Validation and regulation engineering, Chip design
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2126
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Electrical engineers
Electrical engineers
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2123
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Electronics engineers
Chip design, Test engineering, Process automation engineering, Power engineering
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2124
Information and Communication Technologies (86.6% graduate employment)
Environmental health professionals
Environmental health professionals
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2463
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Estimator
Estimator
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 3531
Business, Administration and Law (85.8% graduate employment)
High performance coaches
High performance coaches and directors for national/international sports organisations
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 3442
Services (85.9% graduate employment)
Industrial Pharmacist / Pharmacist
Industrial Pharmacist, Pharmacist
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2213
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Information technology and telecommunications directors
Information technology and telecommunications directors
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 1136
Information and Communication Technologies (86.6% graduate employment)
International marketing experts
Product strategy development (pharma, medical devices, Software B2B, SaaS)
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 3543
Business, Administration and Law (85.8% graduate employment)
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
IT business analysts, Architects, Systems designers
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2135
Information and Communication Technologies (86.6% graduate employment)
IT project and programme managers
IT project and programme managers
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2134
Information and Communication Technologies (86.6% graduate employment)
IT specialist managers
IT specialist managers, BIM Manager
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2133
Information and Communication Technologies (86.6% graduate employment)
Management consultants / business analysts
Big data analytics with IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths skills
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2423
Business, Administration and Law (85.8% graduate employment)
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical engineers
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2122
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Medical laboratory scientists / Biological scientists
Medical laboratory scientists, Biological scientists and biochemists in manufacturing
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2112
Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics (80.9% graduate employment)
Medical practitioners
Medical practitioners
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2211
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2222
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Orthoptists
Orthoptists
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2229
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Other engineering professionals
Material scientists, Setting Out Engineer, Façade Designer, Project Engineer
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2129
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Paramedics
PHECC registered Paramedics, PHECC registered Advanced Paramedic Practitioners
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 3213
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Physical scientists
Physical scientists in manufacturing, Meteorologist, Operational Forecaster
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2113
Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics (80.9% graduate employment)
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2221
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Podiatrist / Chiropodist
Podiatrist, Chiropodist
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2218
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Production and process engineers
Quality control engineering, Chemical process engineering, Process automation engineering
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2127
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Professional Forester
Professional Forester, Resource modelling, earth observation and data analyst
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 1213
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary (78.6% graduate employment)
Programmers and software development professionals
Programmers, Software development professionals
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2136
Information and Communication Technologies (86.6% graduate employment)
Prosthetists / Orthotists
Prosthetists, Orthotists, Respiratory physiologist
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 3218
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Psychologist
Psychologist
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2212
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2462
Business, Administration and Law (85.8% graduate employment)
Quality control and planning engineers
Quality control and planning engineers
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2461
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Quantity surveyors
Quantity surveyors
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2433
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Radiographers
Radiographers, Radiation therapists, Vascular technologists/physiologists
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2217
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Registered Midwives
Registered Midwives
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2232
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Registered Nurses
Registered Nurses
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2231
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Senior health services and public health managers
Senior health services and public health managers and directors
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 1181
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Site Manager
Site Manager
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 1122
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Social Worker
Social Worker
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2442
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Speech and Language Therapist
Speech and Language Therapist
5/5 critical skillsSOC-4 2223
Health and Welfare (89.7% graduate employment)
Town Planning Officer
Town Planning Officer
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2432
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (83.1% graduate employment)
Web design and development professionals
Web design and development professionals
5/5 critical skillsSOC-3 2137
Information and Communication Technologies (86.6% graduate employment)