Careers

Pages about occupations, skills, career paths, qualifications and sectors, built from the adverts on this platform rather than from generic careers writing. Where the evidence is thin, the page says so.

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Occupations follow the international standard classification, which lets Zimbabwean adverts be compared with figures published elsewhere.

Occupation	Family	International group	Adverts on this platform
Accountants	Finance & Accounting	Professionals	328
Office supervisors	Administration & Office	Technicians and associate professionals	225
Commercial sales representatives	Sales & Business Development	Technicians and associate professionals	177
Software developers	Information Technology	Professionals	122
Civil engineers	Engineering & Technical	Professionals	99
Buyers	Supply Chain & Logistics	Technicians and associate professionals	97
Personnel and careers professionals	Human Resources	Professionals	90
Advertising and marketing professionals	Marketing & Communications	Professionals	87
Secondary education teachers	Education	Professionals	87
Manufacturing supervisors	Operations & Production	Technicians and associate professionals	74
Nursing professionals	Health & Care	Professionals	65
Managing directors and chief executives	Management & Executive	Managers	51
Systems analysts	Research & Analysis	Professionals	49
Lawyers	Legal & Compliance	Professionals	28
Contact centre information clerks	Customer Service	Clerical support workers	20
Accounting associate professionals	Finance & Accounting	Technicians and associate professionals	15
Finance managers	Finance & Accounting	Managers	9
Receptionists	Administration & Office	Clerical support workers	9
Sales and marketing managers	Sales & Business Development	Managers	7
Administrative and executive secretaries	Administration & Office	Technicians and associate professionals	5
Mechanical engineers	Engineering & Technical	Professionals	4
Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers	Engineering & Technical	Craft and related trades workers	3
Manufacturing managers	Operations & Production	Managers	3
Generalist medical practitioners	Health & Care	Professionals	2
Information and communications technology user support technicians	Information Technology	Technicians and associate professionals	2

Skills employers name most often

A skill appears here only when an advert writes it down. Skills employers assume without stating them are invisible.

Name	Mentions	Share
Administration	177	10.5%
Marketing	155	9.2%
Sales	133	7.9%
Compliance	121	7.2%
Leadership	119	7%
Communication	115	6.8%
Safety	96	5.7%
Logistics	92	5.5%
Mining	87	5.2%
Maintenance	80	4.7%
Excel	79	4.7%
HR	78	4.6%
Recruitment	62	3.7%
Procurement	58	3.4%
Customer Service	55	3.3%

Sectors

Name	Adverts
Administration	374
Accounting & Finance	352
Sales & Marketing	196
Information Technology	128
Engineering	104
Human Resources	100
Transport & Logistics	97
Education & Training	87
Manufacturing	80
Health & Medical	71
NGO & Development	46
Legal	30
Hospitality & Tourism	20
Insurance, Medical Aid, Health Services	1
Construction	1

Studying now, or finishing soon?

Which programme actually leads to a workplace is a separate question from which occupation is advertised most. There are two separate sections that answer it, one for students who need a place of attachment and one for graduates looking for a first post, and each answers for its own group alone.

Open the attachment section Open the graduate trainee section

Qualifications and the national framework

Level	Qualification	Framework	Usual route	Regulator
10	Doctorate	Universities registered in Zimbabwe	Three or more years of supervised original research	ZIMCHE
9	Masters Degree	Universities registered in Zimbabwe	One to two years of postgraduate study after an honours degree	ZIMCHE
8	Honours Degree	Universities registered in Zimbabwe	A four year honours programme or a further year after a general degree	ZIMCHE
7	Bachelor Degree	Universities registered in Zimbabwe	Three to four years of undergraduate university study	ZIMCHE
6	Higher National Diploma	Higher Education Examinations Council	A further year or two after the National Diploma	HEXCO
5	National Diploma	Higher Education Examinations Council	Two to three years at a polytechnic, usually after a National Certificate	HEXCO
4	National Certificate	Higher Education Examinations Council	One to two years at a polytechnic or vocational training centre	HEXCO
3	Advanced Level	Zimbabwe School Examinations Council	Two further years of secondary schooling ending in the Advanced Level examination	ZIMSEC
2	Ordinary Level	Zimbabwe School Examinations Council	Four years of secondary schooling ending in the Ordinary Level examination	ZIMSEC

As at 5 Oct 2026, 13:53. Method version 2026.07.1.