Where not to apply in 2025: Ministry of Education and Science names “oversaturated” specialties
5 June 05:10
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine urges school leavers to carefully consider their choice of future profession. Many applicants are still applying in large numbers for specialties that are already oversupplied in the labor market. We are talking primarily about law, management, economics, tourism, journalism and dentistry. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Education and Science Mykhailo Vynnytskyi on Ukrainian Radio, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
The deputy minister said that Ukraine has formed a stable list of specialties that attract the most applicants, but do not guarantee employment.
According to Vynnytsky, there are so-called “opportunistic” specialties that attract a large number of applicants, but after graduation, graduates often face difficulties in finding a job. He named law, management, economics, tourism, journalism, and dentistry as such specialties.
“At the level of a 17-year-old, you think you will earn a lot of money, but it doesn’t happen. In order to enroll in such specialties on a contract basis, you need to have 170 points in two subjects to receive a second-level grant. We are reducing the number of state places for such specialties and at the same time increasing the price of the contract. This applies to those specialties that are not provided by the labor market. So do not think that the entire contract should become unavailable. This is not the case,” he explained.
According to him, dentistry deserves special attention. Despite the widespread belief that Ukrainian dental services are of high quality and affordable, and that they can bring our citizens back from abroad, the situation on the labor market is difficult.
“We already have overproduction. Over the past 10-15 years, too many dentists have been graduating. And now we have an oversaturation of the market,” the Deputy Minister emphasized.
The problem also applies to other areas. According to Vynnytsky, management, tourism and restaurant business also cannot provide all graduates with jobs. He emphasized that the labor market is physically unable to “accommodate” the number of specialists who graduate every year.
In this regard, the Ministry of Education advises applicants to focus not only on the prestige or stereotypical idea of the profitability of the specialty, but also on the real needs of the economy. The ministry reminds that the country now needs engineers, farmers, technicians, IT specialists, and teachers, particularly in rural communities.
