87 Jobs available for E-7 working visa in South Korea

Visas issued to foreigners in the Republic of Korea are divided into A-G series visas(including E7 visa) according to the status of stay as follows.

visa type

Class A: Those staying in accordance with diplomacy, official affairs, or agreements between countries

Category B: Persons permitted to enter the country according to visa waiver agreements, reciprocity, etc.

Type C: Those entering Korea for the purpose of temporary stay within 90 days

Class D: Those staying for activities related to education, culture, and investment

E category: Those staying for activities in specialized fields and non-specialized fields

Class F: Those staying with family, residence, compatriots, permanent residence, and marriage immigration status

Others (H-1, G-1): Those staying for employment or humanitarian reasons according to the agreement

The majority of the factory workers are holding an E-9 visa (non-professional employment) and got a job in Korea through the EPS (Employment Permit System) system operated by the Korean government.

In addition, seasonal workers on farms are workers who work in Korea with E-8 visas (seasonal work) or C-4 visas (short-term employment) hosted by local governments.

Now, we will take a closer look at the E-7 visa (Professional occupations) among the various types of visas.

E7 Employment Visa Occupation Code

In order for a foreigner to work in Korea, the above visa must be issued according to the status of stay and details of activities.

Among them, the most representative work visa is the E7 (Professional occupations) visa, which must be issued to foreign professionals to work in Korea.

Occupations that can be employed with an E7 visa

There are a total of 87 permitted occupations for which E7 visas can be issued, and they are broadly classified into managers, experts, and related workers, office workers, service workers, general skilled workers, and skilled workers.

Professional E-7-1 (67 job types and job codes)

A. Manager: 15 occupations => E-7-1

1) Senior executive of an economic interest group (S110)

2) Corporate senior executives (1120)

3) Management support manager (1212 formerly 1202)

4) Education manager (1312)

5) Insurance and financial manager (1320)

6) Managers related to culture, art, design and video (1340)

7) Information and communication manager (1350)

8) Other professional service managers (1390)

9) Construction and mining manager (1411)

10) Manager related to product production (1413)

11) Managers related to agriculture, forestry and fishery (14901)

12) Sales and sales managers (1511)

13) Transportation manager (1512)

14) Accommodation, travel, entertainment, and sports manager (1521)

15) Food service manager (1522)

B. Experts and related workers: 52 occupations => E-7-1

1) Life Science Specialist (2111)

2) Natural science expert (2112)

3) Social science researcher (2122)

1. Professionals (E-7-1) (67 occupations)

4) Computer Hardware Technician (2211)

5) Telecommunication Engineering Technician (2212)

6) Computer system design and analyst (2221)

7) System software developer (2222)

8) Application software developer (2223)

9) Web Developer (2224 formerly 2228)

10) Data expert (2231 formerly 2224)

11) Network system developer (2232 formerly 2225)

12) Information Security Specialist (2233 formerly 2226)

13) Architect (2311)

14) Architectural engineering technicians (2312-newly established)

15) Civil engineering expert (2313 formerly 2312)

16) Landscape Engineer (2314 formerly 2313)

17) Urban and transportation experts (2315 formerly 2314)

18) Chemical Engineer (2321)

19) Metal and material engineering technician (2331)

20) Electrical Engineering Technician (2341 formerly 2351)

21) Electronic Engineer (2342 formerly 2352)

22) Mechanical Engineering Technician (2351 formerly 2353)

23) Plant Engineering Technician (23512 formerly 23532)

24) Robotics Specialist (2352)

25) Automobile, Shipbuilding, Airplane, Rail Vehicle Engineering Specialist (S2353)

26) Occupational Safety and Risk Specialist (2364)

27) Environmental Engineering Technician (2371 formerly 2341)

28) Gas and Energy Engineer (2372 formerly 9233)

29) Textile Engineer (2392)

30) Draftsman (2395 formerly 2396)

31) Nurse (2430)

32) University Lecturer (2512)

33) Technical Instructor at Overseas Technical College (2543)

34) Education-related experts (2591 formerly 25919)

35) Teachers of Foreign Schools, Bureau of International Educational Institutions, International Schools, Current Schools, etc. (2599)

36) Legal experts (261)

37) Government and public administration experts (2620)

38) Special Agency Administrative Agent (S2620)

39) Management and Diagnostic Specialist (2715)

40) Finance and insurance professionals (272)

41) Product Planning Specialist (2731)

42) Travel product developer (2732)

43) Advertising and Public Relations Specialist (2733)

44) Research Specialist (2734)

45) Event Planner (2735)

46) Overseas salesperson (2742)

47) Technical salesperson (2743)

48) Technology management expert (S2743)

49) Translator/Interpreter (2814)

50) Announcer (28331)

51) Designer(285)

52) Video designer (S2855)

Semi-professional (E-7-2 job code)

A. Office workers: 5 occupations => E-7-2

1) Duty-free shop or sales clerk in Jeju English Education City (31215)

2) Air transport clerk (31264)

3) Hotel receptionist (3922)

4) Medical Coordinator (S3922)

5) Customer service clerk (3991)

B. Service workers: 4 occupations => E-7-2

1) Transportation service workers (431)

2) Tour Interpreter Guide (43213)

3) Casino Dealer (43291)

4) Chef and cook (441)

General skilled manpower (E-7-3 and job code)

A. General skilled manpower: 8 occupations => E-7-3

1) Animal Keeper (61395)

2) Aquaculture technician (6301)

3) Halal slaughterhouse (7103)

4) Instrument manufacturer and tuner (7303)

5) Shipbuilding welder (7430)

6) Aircraft Mechanic (7521)

7) Ship electric source (76212)

8) Ship Painter (78369)

Skilled skill point system (E-7-4)

B. Skilled workers (point system): 3 occupations

1) Root industry skilled craftsman (S740)

2) Skilled Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (S610)

3) Skilled technicians for general manufacturers and construction companies (S700)

Looking at the list above, you can see that it is possible to hire foreign professionals in more occupations than expected.

Of course, it is not possible to find a job right away just because a company needs it, and it is important to note that employment is possible if the conditions and qualifications specified by the country are met, such as preferential recruitment of local citizens and the number of foreign employees proportional to the number of domestic employees.

Maximum length of stay for E7 visa

One of the advantages of the E7 visa is that it can be continuously extended after 3 years of stay as long as the qualifications are met.

Source: Hi Korea