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Croatia is a popular holiday destination as most of its landmass faces the Adriatic Sea. Having many beach resorts and being geared towards tourism, Croatia may be a small country but it has a lot to offer. Its proximity to Slovenia and Hungary as well as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro makes it a good starting point for further travel. Also, Croatia is not far from Italy.

In Demand Remote Jobs in Croatia

LinkedIn lists some interesting roles that can be done remotely in Croatia and they include:

• Financial Crime Analyst with knowledge of English and Dutch;
• Senior Paid Social Specialist for a content creation company;
• Proof of Concept and Platform Development Specialist for a consulting company;
• Customer Relationship Representative;
• Business English Trainer for a business academy;
• Paid Social Media Specialist with knowledge of Italian working for a digital advertising company;
• Trade Marketing Specialist for Consumer Brands;
• Programme Manager;
• Media Officer;
• Campaign Manager;
• Digital Content Creator;
• Social Listening and Engagement Manager working for a multinational company.

Most of the roles are advertised in the main Croatian cities like Zagreb and Split. Benefits offered by recruiters include free gym membership, mental health support and meals.

Highest Paying Remote Jobs in Croatia

Indeed, Jooble and Glassdoor list many remote jobs in Croatia that are well paid including:

• Freelance Interpreter earning over €18 per hour;
• Pension Administrator working for a trustee company and earning €30,000 per year;
• Communications Manager earning up to $110,000 a year;
• Software Engineer, earning up to $139,000 a year;
• Lead Product Manager earning up to $194,000 a year;
• Freelancer earning up to €75 per hour;
• Senior Software Engineer earning up to €6,000 per month;
• Co-founder earning up to €88,000 per year.

Advantages of Working in Croatia

There are many advantages of working in Croatia, for example:

• there are plenty of opportunities to work remotely and the job market is expanding;
• good quality of life, including the availability of many natural places to escape to such as beaches, mountains and parks, as well as the opportunity to see cultural activities in towns around the country;
• good quality health services;
• there are many festivals going on through the year including music and food festivals;
• easy to travel to other European countries from Croatia;
• modern infrastructure.

Languages Spoken in Croatia

The majority of the population of Croatia speaks Croatian which is the official language, followed by Italian which is a co-official language, then minority languages such as Hungarian, Slovakian and Serbian. 95% of the population is a native Croatian language speaker. This equates to approximately 5 million people.

About 60% of the population can speak English as their second language and many can speak Italian and German as a foreign language.

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