Jobs in Malaga 2012 – Work in Malaga

This page includes a list of any available job vacancies in Malaga as well as tips and advice on where to find Malaga jobs in 2012 and for 2013.

On this page we guide you on how to find work in Malaga and where to find jobs in Malaga. If there are no current listings try searching for nearby towns and cities.

If you are a company or employer who is searching for staff then please list your job vacancies here for free. If you are looking for jobs in Malaga add your e-mail address to our mailing list so should any situations vacant arise, we can send you an e-mail job alert to let you know.

Jobs in Malaga can also be found by the usual means of internet, radio, newspaper, word of mouth, classified jobs section in expat newspapers and recruitment agencies.

Article Highlights:

• About Malaga
• Living in Malaga
• Working in Malaga for English Speakers
• Where to Find Jobs in Malaga
• Popular Types of Work and Job Vacancies
• Where to Find Jobs in Malaga
• Summer Jobs in Malaga 2012
• Part-Time Work and Jobs Malaga 2011 2012

LIVING AND WORKING IN MALAGA SPAIN

When you are looking for jobs in Malaga you also need to consider other factors apart from things such as working conditions and rates of pay, such as:

Is Malaga one of the best areas to move to in Spain?

What is the quality-of-life like living and working in Malaga?

What is the cost of living like in Malaga?

Malaga is often just seen as the gateway to the Costa del Sol as most people fly into Malaga airport and then leave the city however Malaga itself does have many notable tourist attractions including the Picasso Museum and Gibralfaro Castle.

Heading east you will come across La Biznaga, Club de Golf El Candado, Cala del Maro, Urbanisation Parque Victoria and then the large resort of Rincon de la Victoria.

Heading west you have the airport, towards Torremolinos along the coast you come across Guadalmar, Parador Malaga Golf, La Cizana, and Los Alamos.

Malaga has many businesses and companies providing services to the many expatriates who now live in Malaga – good news if you’re looking for a job in the area because these expatriates or expats as they are commonly known prefer to deal with people in their native language. So if you are an English-speaker in Malaga Spain, you will find job opportunities despite your limited Spanish.

Below is a map of Malaga:

For other nearby towns on the Costa del Sol look at Nerja jobs, Benalmadena jobs, Mijas jobs.

TYPES OF JOB VACANCIES IN MALAGA

As Malaga is a popular tourist destination on the Costa del Sol in Spain you will find many openings and and job vacancies in the catering trades such as for cooks, waiters, waitresses, dishwashers, bar jobs, hotel jobs, drivers etc. Of course many of these jobs are seasonal in nature and are best for people searching for summer jobs in Malaga. Bar jobs in Malaga are the most common type of job available.

The tourist season here runs from April through to the end of September. These jobs are very popular because only a limited knowledge of Spanish is all that is usually required. Unfortunately many of these jobs will be only available on a part-time basis.

Malaga’s popularity as a tourist destination also means there are transport related jobs such as driving jobs in Malaga i.e. coach driving jobs, van drivers and driving people to the airport and back as well as related driving jobs such as taxi jobs, HGV jobs, warehouse and logistics.

POPULAR JOBS IN MALAGA 2011 2012 – WORK IN MALAGA

Back to our expat theme, many jobs are also possible in the real estate or property area. There are good possibilities for finding jobs for property lettings and sales will grow increasingly you will need to be fluent in a number of different languages and of course many of these sales jobs are paid on a commission basis.

Cleaning jobs in Malaga are popular because they require no language skills, no training and of course there are many villas and apartments being let out to holidaymakers throughout the year. Another spin-off in this sector are supplying services to these properties such as swimming pool cleaning, gardening and general maintenance.

Another popular type of job are sales jobs in Malaga. These commission only type positions tend to be for timeshares, property sales, villa painting, selling advertising space and other sales services such as telemarketing.

Other typical jobs you are likely to find would be Malaga jobs that cater to the large expat population, these include: hairdressing jobs, shop jobs, driving jobs, removals, restaurant jobs, health fitness and beauty related jobs, pet care jobs, computer services, business services such as graphic design, computer repair, insurance sales positions and customer service jobs.

Many expat families live in Malaga or in the general Malaga region and many of them are searching for short-term positions for English speaking nannies and au pairs to work in Spain.

There are few management-type jobs in Malaga, few marketing jobs, IT jobs, legal jobs, education jobs, media jobs, office jobs or executive jobs for professional people although there are some secretarial and administrative positions working for companies such as legal and financial companies. You also won’t find many care or nursing jobs available in Malaga.

JOBS IN MALAGA TEACHING ENGLISH – ENGLISH JOBS IN MALAGA

There are opportunities for jobs Spain and especially in Malaga, by teaching English to Spanish people who naturally see speaking English as an advantage with so many British people living in the area, so they can be able to speak some English for their businesses and trades. This work naturally is pretty patchy will probably need to be supplemented by earnings elsewhere. It would also help if you have teaching qualifications such as the internationally recognised TEFL.

CONSTRUCTION JOBS IN MALAGA – JOBS IN MALAGA FOR TRADESMEN

Construction and building jobs in Malaga are one of the best ways of being able to move to Spain and find a job. This is due to the large amount of expats who live in Malaga. People like to be able to clearly convey what work they want done on their apartment, townhouse or villa and so they prefer to deal with tradesmen who can speak English. If you are a tradesmen such as a builder, electrician, plumber, painter, tiler, plasterer, bricklayer, labourer or another construction-type worker then you are likely to find jobs in Malaga although wages are fairly low compared to the UK salaries and wages.

ENGLISH-SPEAKING JOBS IN MALAGA

Other typical jobs you are likely to find would be jobs that cater to the large expat population in Malaga, these include: pool cleaners, translators, beauty therapists, interior designers, singers, dancers, entertainers, gardening jobs, villa cleaning jobs, bar jobs and bar work, hairdressing jobs, shop assistants, cashiers and retail work in English and British goods shops, graduate jobs, taxi service, driving jobs including removals, restaurant jobs such as chefs, waiters and waitresses, part-time jobs, fitness jobs, beautician jobs, pet care jobs, personal trainers, health care assistants, voluntary jobs at charity shops, computer services, business services such as graphic design, computer repair, contractors, babysitting, nanny jobs, au pair jobs, child care jobs, carer jobs, housekeeping, finance jobs, security jobs, accounting jobs, mechanics, insurance sales positions, hospitality jobs, customer service jobs, there are many English newspaper and magazines requiring writers and sales jobs in Spain etc – we hope this list gives you some idea of the types of jobs in Malaga that are the most likely possibilities when you are job searching.

If you are an employer who is searching for staff, please contact us with any job vacancies you wish to fill in Malaga and we will list them for free.

Below is a video showing off Malaga, Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Spain