Jobs in Aargau: the market, the hiring sectors and where to look in 2026
Between Zurich, Basel and Bern, Aargau is an industrial and residential canton with more than 364,000 jobs according to STATENT 2024: electrical engineering, machinery, chemicals, energy, logistics along the motorways and a fabric of SMEs in the districts of Aarau, Baden, Brugg, Zofingen and Lenzburg. Many Aargau residents work in neighbouring cantons, and the reverse is also true.
This page gathers the official figures of the month, the sectors that are hiring, and the channels to use. Licorn is opening up to German-speaking Switzerland: the number of Aargau recruiters is still limited, and your profile is visible to them now.
The job market in Aargau in figures
Unemployment rate: 3.2% in September 2026
According to SECO, 12,451 people were registered as unemployed in Aargau in September 2026, a rate of 3.2% against 3.1% a year earlier. Swiss average: 3.0%.
Median wage: CHF 7,156 gross per month in the Northwestern Switzerland
According to the Swiss Earnings Structure Survey (2024), the median gross monthly full-time wage is CHF 7,156 in the Northwestern Switzerland, against CHF 7,024 for Switzerland. A benchmark for your salary expectations, to adjust by occupation and experience.
364,295 jobs in the canton
The FSO business census (STATENT 2024) counts 364,295 jobs in the canton of Aargau.
The sectors and occupations hiring in Aargau
Manufacturing, 16.1% of jobs
Electrical engineering and energy in Baden, machinery, metallurgy, chemicals and plastics: the canton’s first sector recruits operators, polymechanics, automation technicians, electricians and engineers (STATENT 2024).
Health and social work, 15.0% of jobs
The cantonal hospitals of Aarau and Baden, clinics, nursing homes and home care recruit carers across the canton.
Retail and logistics, 13.5% of jobs
The share of retail is the highest of the cantons on this page: distribution, logistics centres and sales, with many positions subject to the employment office notification requirement.
Construction and services
A canton with population growth that builds: masons, installers, electricians and technicians are in demand, as are commercial employees in services.
Where to look for a job in Aargau
The cantonal employment office: Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (AWA)
Registration is required to receive unemployment benefits, but useful even without: counsellors, training measures, and above all Job-Room, where positions subject to the notification requirement are published five days before any other channel. Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (AWA)
The generalist portals
Our top 5 job platforms in Switzerland places jobs.ch, jobup.ch, Job-Room, Indeed and LinkedIn. For Aargau, jobs.ch is the reference portal on the German-speaking side.
Licorn: your conditions, and recruiters come to you
Create a profile with your salary, location, workload and remote work wishes: recruiters offering a job in Aargau see you and send proposals. Licorn is opening up to German-speaking Switzerland: the number of recruiters there is still limited, and your profile is visible to them now.
A market open to neighbouring cantons
Many Aargau residents work in Zurich or Basel, and Aargau companies recruit across the region. Widen your search area in your Licorn profile if you accept commuting: recruiters filter on this criterion.
Network and spontaneous applications
Some positions are never advertised: professional associations, former colleagues, local fairs. A solid file remains essential: see our guides to the Swiss CV and the cover letter.
The Licorn method for a job in Aargau
A profile with your conditions
Salary, location, workload, remote work, type of contract: you set them once. Recruiters see them before contacting you.
Proposals, not applications
Recruiters see the profiles that match their position and send a proposal with the position’s conditions. You accept or decline.
Free for candidates
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Frequently asked questions about jobs in Aargau
3.2% in September 2026 according to SECO, against 3.1% a year earlier and 3.0% on average in Switzerland. SECO publishes cantonal figures at the start of each month.
The median gross monthly full-time wage is CHF 7,156 in the Northwestern Switzerland (FSO, 2024). Adjust by occupation, experience and sector: our articles on the best-paid jobs and the 13th salary give benchmarks.
No, except to receive unemployment benefits. But registered candidates see positions subject to the notification requirement first, for five days, on Job-Room, and get a counsellor.
In most occupations, yes, at least spoken, and dialect matters day to day. English-speaking positions exist in large companies, IT and research. State your languages in your profile: recruiters filter on it.
You create a profile with your conditions, recruiters with a position in Aargau send you proposals, you accept or decline. Licorn is opening up to German-speaking Switzerland: the number of recruiters there is still limited, and your profile is visible to them now.
Sources
- SECO, The labour market situation in September 2026: unemployment rate and unemployed by canton (PDF, tables 9 and 10, in French)
- FSO, Swiss Earnings Structure Survey 2024: median gross monthly wage by major region
- FSO, Business census STATENT 2024: jobs by canton
- Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (AWA), the canton’s public employment service
- SECO, Job-Room: official platform of the public employment service