Work in Kaunas

Kaunas is one of the key hubs for information technology companies, expertise, and talent in the entire Baltic region. The city’s concentration of technology-oriented universities (KTU, VDU, KK) ensures a steady flow of young IT professionals, attracting companies in the sector. Both the growing, increasingly versatile IT businesses established in Kaunas and the international companies choosing the city for its strong talent pool create a continuous demand for IT specialists. This demand is further fueled by the ever-expanding role of information technologies across all areas of life.

Business service centers usually support large international corporations by providing various business services either to their clients or to other employees within the corporation. For some time, the expansion of this sector in Kaunas was slowed by a shortage of modern office space. However, in recent years, the supply has grown significantly – nearly 2.5 times – effectively resolving this issue. At the regional level, a substantial labor market and a large student population create excellent conditions for strong sector growth, allowing Kaunas to catch up with the average level of other Central and Eastern European cities.

Automotive and electronics components industry

Kaunas is the undisputed leader of Lithuania’s engineering industry. Historically, one of its strongest fields has been electronics. Initially focused on communication technologies, over the past decades – and especially in recent years – Kaunas’ solid base of electronics specialists has increasingly attracted the attention of automotive component manufacturers. At the same time, the industrial machinery, equipment, and tooling (IMET) sector also supplies components to the automotive industry. This sector goes far beyond automotive alone and plays a significant role in the modernization of the broader manufacturing landscape.

Aircraft maintenance and repair

From its early beginnings in aircraft construction nearly 100 years ago to the presence of one of the oldest continuously operating airfields, Kaunas has deep roots in the history of aviation engineering. The aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) industry in Kaunas gained real momentum about 10 years ago, when the only Ryanair base in Central and Eastern Europe was established here. The rapidly developing education cluster dedicated to this field, together with Kaunas Airport, the Free Economic Zone (LEZ), and the city’s excellent logistical position, ensures strong prospects for the industry – further proven by the continuous arrival of new companies.

Like many other manufacturing sectors, furniture production today is much cleaner, more modern, and more intelligent than it was just a decade ago. In the most advanced factories — for example, the new Freda facility — a significant part of production is automated and robotized. These changes also reshape job functions: roles are safer, involve more decision-making, and require less physical labor. Modern relaxation and break areas, which have become standard, also contribute to more comfortable working conditions.

Beyond direct production roles, a substantial share of work in the industry involves engineering, design, and production planning. Internal career growth opportunities are common.

Thanks to its convenient geographical position and excellent logistical location — where major regional road, rail, and even river transport routes intersect — Kaunas is already an important logistics hub and continues to strengthen its role in the region. With transformative infrastructure projects such as Rail Baltica, logistics companies in Kaunas are growing and expanding. New jobs are emerging both as local companies increase their warehousing and logistics needs and as new specialized logistics and storage companies enter the market.

From milk and bread to chocolate and seafood – many of the food products that reach our tables are produced or packaged in Kaunas. Growing export volumes and the increasing strength of our food sector companies, both in Europe and globally, ensure a bright future for the industry. Thanks to the concentration of food technology expertise in Kaunas – including the KTU Food Institute, KTU, VDU, and LSMU – the city is well positioned to maintain its regional leadership in this technologically evolving sector.

From homes to bridges, from high-rise buildings to underground infrastructure networks – all elements of our physical environment must not only be built but also designed beforehand. As Kaunas-based design and construction companies expand, they increasingly take on projects not only in Lithuania but also across the Baltic states and Scandinavia. As a result, both public and private investments in shaping our environment are driving a growing demand for professionals in this sector.