Jobs in Switzerland by industry
- 45,239 open roles
- 5,786 posted in the last 7 days
- 20 industries in 8 cities
- Updated 17 Oct 2026
In October 2026 there are 45,239 open jobs in Switzerland, and new postings are down 6% on last month. Engineering, healthcare and customer service have the most open roles. Zürich has 7,758 of them and Bern 3,776. On last month, new postings grew most in customer service (+34%) and sales (+25%), and fell most in human resources (−41%).
By industry
| Open roles | Change | Zürich | Bern | Geneva | Basel | Lausanne | St. Gallen | Lucerne | Zug | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 10,851 | +3% | 1,741 | 814 | 359 | 369 | 293 | 303 | 279 | 160 |
| Healthcare | 10,443 | −8% | 1,493 | 1,007 | 297 | 575 | 370 | 346 | 303 | 173 |
| Customer Service | 8,426 | +34% | 1,267 | 666 | 176 | 226 | 175 | 231 | 247 | 142 |
| Administration | 8,229 | −15% | 1,323 | 831 | 359 | 281 | 344 | 189 | 210 | 128 |
| Construction | 7,635 | +3% | 1,171 | 606 | 214 | 285 | 179 | 328 | 237 | 102 |
| Sales | 7,295 | +25% | 1,146 | 480 | 229 | 221 | 157 | 210 | 207 | 149 |
| Finance | 5,041 | −40% | 1,189 | 367 | 369 | 204 | 161 | 97 | 116 | 159 |
| Hospitality | 4,693 | +25% | 760 | 450 | 162 | 124 | 127 | 95 | 134 | 60 |
| Logistics | 4,690 | −13% | 517 | 268 | 140 | 114 | 96 | 125 | 112 | 69 |
| Project Management | 3,568 | −11% | 717 | 337 | 152 | 143 | 177 | 115 | 93 | 64 |
| Marketing | 2,559 | −35% | 526 | 198 | 146 | 97 | 67 | 54 | 53 | 81 |
| IT Infrastructure | 2,157 | −12% | 425 | 320 | 139 | 93 | 73 | 67 | 47 | 50 |
| Social Care | 1,673 | +12% | 333 | 180 | 42 | 72 | 64 | 49 | 60 | 43 |
| Production | 1,444 | −6% | 111 | 82 | 41 | 40 | 63 | 58 | ||
| Human Resources | 1,300 | −41% | 261 | 152 | 78 | 80 | 56 | 31 | ||
| Education | 1,278 | −13% | 245 | 103 | 49 | 47 | 69 | 46 | ||
| Software Engineering | 1,165 | −29% | 409 | 125 | 104 | 25 | 37 | 29 | ||
| Research | 967 | −9% | 206 | 66 | 33 | 90 | 43 | |||
| Data | 965 | −20% | 347 | 57 | 95 | 58 | 47 | 31 | ||
| Legal | 384 | −21% | 123 | 51 | 45 |