Jobs in Mallorca (Majorca) - Where to Find Work and Job Vacancies in Mallorca 2012

This page is a guide to finding jobs in Mallorca including a list of job vacancies in Mallorca in 2012 as well as suggestions on where to find Mallorca jobs and what type of jobs you may find.

WORKING IN MALLORCA (MAJORCA) AND JOB VACANCIES IN MALLORCA

The largest of the Spanish Balearic Islands, Mallorca (or Majorca as it is also known) is known for the contrast of it's incredible scenery and on the other hand, it's mass package-holiday tourist resorts such as Magaluf.

Certainly if you have considered moving to Spain and therefore you have been looking into the possibilities of finding a job in Spain before you go, Mallorca ticks a lot of boxes.

The island can be a wonderful place to live, with a fantastic weather and climate as well as rugged mountains and fantastic sandy beaches...and job possibilities are good because of the huge amount of tourists who visit the island each year. Not only that, many of the island's population are expats with a limited grasp of the Spanish language, therefore they prefer in many cases to do with English-speaking people offering services they require.

In fact most of the jobs advice on this page is aimed towards jobs in Mallorca for English-speaking people. This is because many of our readers are English, British, Germans or Americans who have a limited ability to speak Spanish and therefore are looking for English-speaking jobs in Mallorca.

Palma de Mallorca is the historic island capital. Very upmarket this isn't necessarily the place to start your job hunting, still it is a fascinating place to people-watch. Many famous and rich people visit Palma. Be sure to visit the cathedral of La Seu, walk the old quarter of narrow streets and see the expensive yachts in the habour.

Clearly the best jobs in Mallorca and easiest to find are going to be found in the busy holiday destinations.

Situated around Palma Bay are the biggest resorts. Magaluf and neighbouring Palma Nova are massively popular with British tourists and are full of bars, pubs, nightlife and restaurants. If you are German and searching for jobs perhaps try instead Arenal which attracts many German holidaymakers.

Other important resorts to search for work include: Alcudia and Puerto Pollensa along Mallorca's northern coast. Alcudia has the longest beach on Mallorca, a 6-mile long stretch of sand that reaches as far as neighbouring Can Picafort.

The Tramuntana Mountains dominate the northwest coastline of Mallorca, and there are a couple of upmarket resorts here, Deia and Puerto de Soller. This is probably the most beautiful part of the island.

The east coast of Mallorca/Majorca has neighbouring resorts of Cala Bona, Cala Millor and Sa Coma. Cala Millor is popular with German tourists and Cala Bona with British tourists.

The amazing Cuevas de Drach (Dragon Caves) are located in this area and are one Mallorca's most famous tourist attractions.

BAR JOBS IN MALLORCA - HOTEL JOBS IN MALLORCA

Mallorca being a popular tourist destination has many job openings and vacancies in the catering trades such as cook, waiter, dishwasher, bar tender, cleaner, animators, dancers etc. Many people come to Mallorca for the summer season looking for seasonal bar jobs in Mallorca and you will usually get a summer job in Mallorca fairly easily.

Without doubt if you are looking for a job in Mallorca or Mallorca jobs, then bar work and bar jobs are the most common type of job available.

There are also plenty of other jobs in the tourist sector notably hotel jobs in Mallorca such as holiday reps, cleaners, receptionists etc.

HOLIDAY REP JOBS MALLORCA MAJORCA

One of the most sensible ways of finding work in Majorca and Mallorca is to get a job in advance of the holiday season as a holiday rep. Major tour operators such as First Choice Holidays bring thousands of tourists to the island on what are known as package holidays. Therefore they need staff in the resorts such as Magaluf to deal with all sorts of problems that might occur. This can involve guests who lose their passport, run out of money or are victims of crime. One extra bonus is that your accommodation in Majorca will typically be included in your job package as well as medical care.

SUMMER JOBS IN MALLORCA 2012 (MAJORCA)

There are also lots of opportunities for summer jobs in Mallorca. It is however important to know that if you do choose to work in the tourist industry that the work is seasonal mainly from March until October and that the wages paid are about 60% of what is earned by your Northern European counterparts, although the cost of living is 90% of that of Northern Europe.

These jobs are great for students. Typical jobs you could look for include PR jobs for clubs, holiday rep jobs in Mallorca and DJ jobs in Mallorca. If you are a dancer you stand a good chance of finding a job in one of the top clubs.

A limited knowledge of the Spanish language is ideal but not compulsory, making these kind of jobs fiercely competitive between all nationalities across the board.

Very popular on the job scale in this field are cleaning jobs in Mallorca as they are well paid, in abundance and all year round as people's homes as well as villa companies require cleaners.

Work in the tourist industry is mainly done in shifts or split shifts. On the positive side you can spend your time off at the beaches of Mallorca but this type of work is really no good if you have a young family to support as the hours are long.

These are the best-known resorts to look for summer jobs in Mallorca: Alaro, Alcudia, Ca'n Picafort, Caimari, Cala Bona, Cala D'or, Cala Millor, Cala San Vicente, Calas De Mallorca, Camp De Mar, Costa De Los Pinos, Deya, Illetas, jobs in Magaluf, Paguera, jobs in Palma, Palma Nova, Playa De Muro, Pollensa, Puerto De Soller, Puerto Pollensa, Pula Golf, Son Severa, Randa, Sa Coma, Sa Pobla, Santa Margalida, Santa Ponsa and Santanyi.

HOW TO FIND WORK IN MALLORCA AND WHERE TO FIND MALLORCA JOBS

Jobs in Mallorca can be found by the usual means of internet, radio, newspaper, word of mouth etc. There is a lot of competition for jobs in Mallorca so it is important that you apply for a job with a contract. For job adverts try the classified section in the Mallorca Daily Bulletin Newspaper.

These kind of jobs will entitle you to the Spanish state pension, a limited unemployment benefit and of course access to medical care via the Spanish national health service. As your new employer will also be paying his fair share of these contributions he will make sure he employs the best candidate for the job.

Of course there are many other Mallorca jobs just like anywhere else such as lawyer, doctor, teacher, nurse, policemen, pharmacist and shop assistants etc.

Working hours differ greatly from Northern Europe due to the extreme heat. A typical Spanish working day starts at ten in the morning until one and then everyone has a siesta. Work resumes at four in the afternoon until around eight in the evening. Most of these jobs require a good working knowledge of the Spanish language.

STARTING A BUSINESS IN MALLORCA OR BUYING A BUSINESS IN MALLORCA

Alternatively of course if you don’t fancy working for someone in Mallorca there is always the possibility of going the self-employed route, by setting up your own business in Mallorca. It is important to take note that you will need to pay at least 250 Euros monthly in compulsory social security contributions as well as VAT or IVA which is due from the first Euro and on every Euro you earn.

IVA is currently 18% so you have to come to Spain with good starting capital to be able to make a go of it. Alternatively of course you can always buy an already established business in Mallorca which can be easier on your nerves and wallet in the long run.

HOW TO GET A JOB IN MALLORCA/MAJORCA

Many jobs in Mallorca that are really popular with English people are in the real estate sector. Second to the tourist industry jobs, jobs in the construction industry have been the driving force in the Spanish economy over the last decade and of course there are many real estate agencies in Mallorca selling houses, apartments, villas, fincas, guest houses, hotels etc.

There are almost as many real estate offices in Mallorca as there are bars and restaurants. Of course branching off real estate are the tradesmen associated with housing such as plumbers, electricians, plasterers, tillers, painters etc. These jobs are probably amongst the most highest possible earnings and best paying jobs in Mallorca.

Popular self-employed businesses in Mallorca are specialty English shops and villa maintenance companies, villa rental and apartment rental agencies. As there are so many villas and apartments in Mallorca being rented by owners and companies, so there are many companies (and therefore jobs) to supply services to service the properties such as gardening services, pool cleaning services and even just general care and maintenance.

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TYPES OF MALLORCA WORK AND MALLORCA JOBS

When looking for work, vacancies and Mallorca jobs realise the opportunities are scarce and competition is fierce especially for English speaking people.

Most Mallorca jobs and positions will be in the tourist industry although mostly of a seasonal and part-time nature, these include promoting for bars and nightclubs, hotel work, catering jobs, singers, bands, dancers, comedians, waiters, waitresses, airport jobs, villa rental jobs, tour and travel reps, blanket tour sales reps, car hire jobs and cleaning jobs. There will be some related driving jobs in Mallorca such as coach driving jobs and driving people to the airport and back as well as related driving jobs such as taxi jobs and HGV jobs.

Other job vacancies in Mallorca for English speakers will be in the property market industry in the areas where expats live although currently this market is very depressed with the recession.

This includes sales positions which are almost always commission based as well as jobs for people in property maintenance companies - in other words construction jobs and building jobs for English speaking people.

Other typical jobs you are likely to find would be Mallorca jobs that cater to the large expat population in Mallorca and the surrounding area, these include: cleaning swimming pools, gardening jobs, villa cleaning jobs, bar jobs and bar work, hairdressing jobs, shop and retail work in English goods shops, taxi service, driving jobs including removals, restaurant jobs such as chefs, waiters and waitresses, fitness jobs, beautician jobs, pet care jobs, computer services, business services such as graphic design, computer repair, insurance sales positions, customer service jobs, there are many English newspaper and magazines requiring writers and sales people etc.

There are few management jobs in Mallorca, few marketing jobs, legal jobs, education jobs, media jobs, office jobs or executive jobs in Mallorca 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 Mallorca.

Anyone searching for vacancies and I.T. jobs in Mallorca (IT stands for information technology) also will find very few opportunties available.

JOBS IN MALLORCA TEACHING ENGLISH

If you have a teaching qualification such as TEFL or ESL, then you stand a greater chance but in reality there are very few jobs for people wanting to teach English in Mallorca.

CONSTRUCTION JOBS IN MALLORCA - JOBS IN MALLORCA FOR TRADESMEN

Construction and building jobs in Mallorca are highly possible because of the large expat population in Mallorca who need 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 tradesman then you are likely to find jobs in Spain although wages are fairly low at about €80-€130 a day.

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