Education and job titles

Local authority employees are relatively well educated. The majority hold at least upper secondary qualifications and every fourth employee holds an academic degree.

In Finland, local authorities provide the majority of public services and local government personnel work under more than 7 000 job titles. 

The most common job titles in 2020

Title



Number



Registered nurse

45 400

Licensed practical nurse

38 700

Kindergarten teacher

14 900

Child minder

14 100

Class room assistant

9 000

Ward domestic

7 900

Class teacher

7 600

Class teacher, comprehensive school

7 300

Full-time teacher

6 900

Instructor

6 300

Lector

5 700

Teacher

5 500

Public health nurse

5 200
Department secretary

4 500

Lector, comprehensive school

4 400

Child minder

4 400

Social worker

4 300

Nurse

4 300

Office secretary

4 000

Auxiliary nurse

3 500

Physiotherapist

3 400

Health centre physician

3 200

Specialist physician

3 200