Working in Seville: government, aerospace, tourism – and the heat

According to the official population figures for 1 January 2025, Seville is Spain's fourth-largest city after Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. Its job market stands on several legs: the regional government, aerospace, a large technology park and city tourism. Add to that a summer you need to plan for as an employee – and some legal protections that are not widely known.

Government: the capital of Andalusia

Under the Statute of Autonomy, Seville is the capital of Andalusia and the seat of the regional parliament, the president of the Junta and the regional cabinet (article 4). Public-sector jobs are filled through selection procedures based on equality, merit and ability (article 55 of the Basic Statute of Public Employees, EBEP). Citizens of other EU countries may apply too, except for posts involving the exercise of public authority or the protection of state interests (article 57). Private employers' vacancies are on Vokaro.

Aerospace and technology

At its San Pablo site in Seville, Airbus assembles the A400M and C295 military transport aircraft: both final assembly lines are here, along with a training centre for military aircraft. According to the Junta de Andalucía, the Andalusian aerospace industry directly employed 16,391 people in 2025, with revenue of €3,228 million – the first time it passed three billion. The listings say which profiles employers are looking for.

The other hub is Sevilla TechPark on the Isla de la Cartuja, known as PCT Cartuja until 2025. According to the Junta, 31,667 people worked there in 2024 across 575 companies and organisations, including engineering firms and research centres. For engineers, technicians and IT specialists it is the obvious place to look, whatever the time of year.

Tourism

Seville is also a major destination. Hotels in the province recorded 3,830,290 guests and 7,845,482 overnight stays in 2025, according to the statistics portal of the Diputación de Sevilla, based on provisional INE data. Those visitors support jobs in hotels, restaurants and guest services. Foreign languages help where international guests are served; each listing says what the employer requires.

Heat as a working condition

At Seville airport's weather station, the average daily maximum is 36.0 °C in July and 35.5 °C in August (AEMET, 1981–2010 normals). If you work outdoors, in a kitchen or in a warehouse in summer, these are the employer's obligations:

• Outdoor work: since May 2023, employers must include heat in their risk assessment and take protective measures, which can mean banning certain tasks during the hottest hours. When AEMET or the regional authorities issue an orange or red warning and those measures are not enough, the employer must adapt working conditions and shorten or reschedule working hours (Royal Decree-law 4/2023).
• Indoor workplaces: the temperature must be between 17 and 27 °C for sedentary office work and between 14 and 25 °C for light physical work (Royal Decree 486/1997, annex III).
• Summer hours: a continuous morning schedule (jornada intensiva) is not a legal right. Whether you get one depends on your contract and collective agreement, so ask at the interview.

The offices in Seville

1. 01Padrón: register with the Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, or with the town hall of the municipality where you live – Dos Hermanas, for example.
2. 02Registration and NIE: EU citizens staying longer than three months register within those three months at the immigration office or a police station in the province of Seville.
3. 03Health card: issued by the Andalusian Health Service (SAS). Make your first application in person at the health centre for your area, with ID and your padrón certificate.
4. 04Job centre: register as a job seeker with the Servicio Andaluz de Empleo (SAE), online, through the app or in person. Unemployment benefit itself is paid by the national SEPE.

The hospitality collective agreement

Hotels, restaurants and bars in the province follow the hospitality collective agreement for the province of Seville. It runs from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2028 and was published in the provincial gazette (BOP) on 30 May 2025. It sets pay by job category, allowances and working hours. Make sure your contract states your category – your pay depends on it. For other sectors, the applicable agreement is in the national REGCON register.