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97 thousand employees in regulated professions, doctors and dentists the highest paid

2026-07-16 08:45:00, Ekonomi CNA

97 thousand employees in regulated professions, doctors and dentists the highest

Around 97,100 people are employed in regulated professions in Albania, distributed across 18 categories, including doctors, nurses, teachers, dentists, lawyers, notaries, bailiffs, auditors and accounting experts.

The data has been published in the National Action Plan for Transparency and Proportionality of Criteria for the Practice of Regulated Professions, drafted by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with GIZ.

Regulated professions account for 8% of total employment in the country (according to the INSTAT report, employed are estimated to be 1,177,245 people in 2024) https://www.instat.gov.al/media/ebëma5bq/tregu_i_punes_2024_final.pdf_ in the country and provide a direct contribution of 4-5% to Gross Domestic Product, while their indirect impact reaches up to 10% of GDP.

The sector is dominated by education and health. The country has 36,321 teachers, 23,800 nurses and around 9,100 doctors. Next in line are around 5,000 lawyers, 4,240 civil engineers, 3,927 dentists, 2,920 pharmacists and 2,171 physiotherapists.

According to the document, doctors and dentists are the highest paid professionals. The average monthly salary of doctors is around 120 thousand lek, while that of dentists is 100 thousand lek. The average salary for the professions of lawyer, notary, private bailiff, legal auditor and accounting expert is 88.8 thousand lek per month.

The analysis also highlights gender and territorial inequalities. Women dominate the nursing and teaching professions, where they account for over 70% of employees, while in law and engineering their representation remains below 40%. On the other hand, most professionals are concentrated in Tirana and the big cities, while rural areas continue to lack specialists, especially in health and education.

"This urban concentration creates regional inequalities, while the transparency and proportionality reform aims to facilitate mobility and balance the distribution of services," the national plan document emphasizes.

National plan for 337 types of regulated professions

The National Plan identifies around 337 regulated professions supervised by 33 institutions, including ministries, professional orders, professional chambers and regulatory authorities. The document aims to align Albanian legislation with European Union standards, proposing to facilitate licensing procedures and reduce barriers that limit entry to the profession.

According to the analysis, lengthy licensing procedures, legal requirements and administrative restrictions have contributed to the shortage of professionals in strategic sectors, delayed the entry of young people into the labor market and limited competition. The reform aims to make the system more transparent and more harmonized with the European market.

The Ministry of Justice is directly responsible for three professions and, indirectly, through the National Bankruptcy Agency, supervises an additional profession, while in cooperation with the four National Professional Chambers (Lawyers, Notaries, Private Bailiffs and Mediation) it participates in the regulation and supervision of five other professions, bringing the total to 9 professions in this sector.

The Ministry of Interior regulates 2 professions in the field of private security and civil protection.

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare directly regulates 2 professions, out of 14 professions that have been identified in the health sector, while the rest of the health professions are administered through professional orders. Within this framework, 6 professional orders operate, in the form of non-budgetary public entities, which cover a total of 11 professions: Order of Physicians (general practitioner and specialized physicians), Order of Nurses (six professions), Order of Pharmacists (one profession), Order of Dentist (one profession), and Order of Psychologist (one profession); Order of Social Worker (one profession).

The Ministry of Agriculture, as a line ministry in cooperation with the Professional Order of Veterinary Doctors, an independent non-budgetary public entity, covers the 4 veterinary professions. The Professional Order of Veterinary Doctors regulates and supervises 4 regulated professions as well as a profession with undefined status, such as that of veterinary assistant, which exists as a title but has no specific regulation.

The Ministry of Environment, directly or through the National Environment Agency, oversees 7 professions in the field of environmental protection and waste management.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy represents the broader sector, with around 26 professions under its direct responsibility, as well as professions administered by subordinate or independent authorities: the Civil Aviation Authority covers 9 professions, the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs 14 professions and the General Directorate of Road Transport Services 6 professions, bringing the total to 55 professions in this sector.

The Ministry of Education regulates the teaching profession, structured into about 28 subject specialties in pre-university education, and cooperates with the Ministry of Economy and Innovation for the professions of vocational training instructors.

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports covers about 37 professions, distributed in three areas: about 23 professions in culture, of which 21 are supervised by the National Institute of Cultural Heritage, 10 professions in tourism and 4 professions in sports.

The Ministry of Economy and Innovation covers 2 professions in the field of vocational education, around 167 professions in the field of crafts and economic services in cooperation with the National Chamber of Crafts, as well as 4 professions administered by the General Directorate of Industrial Property, reaching around 173 professions in total in this sector.

The Ministry of Finance, through the General Directorate of Customs, regulates the profession of customs agent, while the Public Oversight Board, as an independent regulatory authority with members appointed by the Minister of Finance, covers two professions in the field of auditing and accounting, achieving 3 regulated professions in the field of finance. The Financial Supervisory Authority, as an independent institution, regulates and supervises 5 professions in the financial services and insurance sector.

This wide institutional distribution reflects the complexity of the Albanian system of regulated professions and underlines the need for strong inter-institutional coordination, standardization of regulatory practices and uniform application of the principles of transparency and proportionality across sectors, in accordance with the requirements of Article 59 of Directive 2005/36/EC./Monitor Magazine





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