22.04.2025 14:52
According to the 2024 Turkey Labor Market Research Report by İŞKUR, the professions that face the most difficulties in finding personnel are ranked as waitressing, sewing machine operation, and welding. Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan stated that the highest demand for labor is in the manufacturing sector.
According to the "2024 Turkey Labor Market Research Report" by the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR), the professions that face the most difficulty in finding employees include waitressing, sewing machine operation, and welding. Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan stated in a social media post that they continue to create policies with the goal of a producing, growing Turkey that expands employment opportunities.
THE HIGHEST DEMAND FOR LABOR IS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Işıkhan announced that the results of the 2024 Labor Market Research prepared by İŞKUR have been published, stating that they conducted interviews with 86,000 workplaces employing 2 or more people, and that the highest demand for labor is in the manufacturing sector. Işıkhan noted that they identified a job vacancy rate of 29.7% in workplaces with 20 or more employees.
THE FUTURE PROFESSIONS
According to the report available on İŞKUR's website, the professions with the most identified job vacancies are waitressing, sewing machine operation, sales consultancy, cleaning services, gas welding, cashiering, packaging and confectionery work, and transportation of goods and passengers. Waitressing is the profession that faces the most difficulty in finding employees. This is followed by sewing machine operation, welding, cleaning services, plastering, sales consultancy, and transportation of goods and passengers, as well as gas welding. The research also included findings regarding future professions. Accordingly, the professions expected to stand out in the next 10 years, as identified by employers, are software and construction engineering, artificial intelligence, e-commerce and IT specializations, artificial intelligence development, speech and language therapy, and CNC operation.