The City of Derventa is considered one of the most desirable destinations for investors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The number of domestic and foreign investors is increasing. A competitive and competent workforce is one of the advantages we offer to potential investors.
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
From 2022, the number of unemployed is constantly decreasing, and the number of employed is increasing in 2024, after a decrease in 2023. The number of unemployed on the records of the Employment Service – Bureau Derventa in 2024 is 456 persons.
The number of unemployed in the city of Derventa continued to decrease in 2024. In the 2022-2024 period, it decreased by 15.3%, or an average of 5.1% per year. In 2024, a total of 6,710 workers were employed.
The number of employees also increased in the 2023-2024 period. In 2024, employment was 1.67% higher than in 2023, while 2023 recorded a decrease compared with 2022.

Below is an overview of human-resource statistics for the City of Derventa:
Number of employees
|
Number of employees at legal entities |
5,670 |
|
Number of employees of independent entrepreneurs |
1,040 |
|
TOTAL |
6,710 |
Average monthly gross and net salaries
|
Period |
Average salary in KM |
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|
Gross |
Net |
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|
RS |
City |
RS |
City |
|
|
I-XII 2023 |
1.937,00 |
1.714,00 |
1.274,00 |
1.126,00 |
|
I-XII 2024 |
2.146,00 |
1.913,00 |
1,404.00 |
1,247.00 |
Average monthly gross and net earnings per worker in the observed activities in 2024
|
Area |
Gross salary in KM |
Net salary in KM |
|
Average salary in the City of Derventa in 2024 |
1,913.00 |
1,247.00 |
|
Average salary in the manufacturing industry (data for 2024) | ||
|
Metal processing |
1.900,00 |
1.239,00 |
|
Production of leather and leather products |
1.610,00 |
1.062,00 |
|
Wood processing |
1.308,00 |
878,00 |
|
Production of plastic products |
1.702,00 |
1.118,00 |
The number of unemployed persons on 31.12.2024. year
|
DESCRIPTION |
TOTAL |
Women |
% |
|
Balance on record |
456 |
237 |
51.97 |
Qualification, gender and age structure of unemployed persons, as of December 31, 2024
|
Qualification structure |
TOTAL |
Women |
% |
|
1 Unskilled workers |
74 |
26 |
35,13 |
|
2 PK-NSS radnici |
7 |
5 |
71,42 |
|
3 Skilled workers |
142 |
53 |
37,32 |
|
4 Tehničari SSS |
172 |
111 |
84,53 |
|
5 VKV |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
6-1 Viša stručna sprema |
2 |
1 |
50,00 |
|
7-1 VSS 180 ECTS |
13 |
8 |
61,53 |
|
7-2 VSS 240 ECTS,4g,5g,6g |
36 |
27 |
75,00 |
|
7-3 Master 300 ECTS |
7 |
6 |
85,71 |
|
7-4 Magistar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
7-5 VSS 360 ECTS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
8 Doktori nauka |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ukupno |
456 |
237 |
51,97 |
|
Starosna struktura |
UKUPNO |
|
Od 15 – 18 godina |
0 |
|
Od 18 – 20 godina |
11 |
|
Od 20 – 24 godina |
39 |
|
Od 24 – 27 godina |
31 |
|
Od 27 – 30 godina |
33 |
|
Od 30 – 35 godina |
41 |
|
Od 35 – 40 godina |
33 |
|
Od 40 – 45 godina |
39 |
|
Od 45 – 50 godina |
61 |
|
Od 50 – 55 godina |
36 |
|
From 55 to 60 years old |
9 |
|
From 60 to 65 years |
73 |
|
Total |
456 |
Structure of unemployed persons according to occupations – the most numerous occupations – situation as of April 30, 2025. year
|
Professional degree |
Occupation |
Number of unemployed |
Total number of unemployed |
|
Bez zanimanja |
Bez zanimanja. |
63 |
63 |
|
PK-NSS |
PK-NSS |
26 |
26 |
|
KV |
Bravar |
18 |
136 |
|
Prodavač |
16 |
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|
Kuhar |
12 |
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|
Automehaničar |
6 |
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|
Vozač teretnih kola |
4 |
||
|
Obućar |
11 |
||
|
Konobar |
5 |
||
|
Metalostrugar |
5 |
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|
Auto-električar |
3 |
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|
Ostali |
56 |
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|
|
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|
Tehničari |
Economic technician |
15 |
165 |
|
Agricultural technician |
16 |
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|
Electrician-power engineer |
6 |
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|
High school graduate |
14 |
||
|
Computer technician |
10 |
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|
Trade technician |
12 |
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|
Machinist technician |
12 |
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|
Medicinska sestra tehničar |
8 |
||
|
Ostali |
72 |
||
|
|
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|
VKV |
Ukupno |
1 |
1 |
|
VŠS |
Ukupno |
2 |
2 |
|
VSS |
Diplomirani ekonomist |
8 |
44 |
|
Profesor razredne nastave |
7 |
||
|
Diplomirani pravnik |
3 |
||
|
Master 300 ECTS |
6 |
||
|
Ostali |
20 |
||
|
UKUPNO |
417 |
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Broj i struktura učenika u srednjim školama u školskoj 2024/25 godini
|
Educational institution |
Major / Number of students |
Total |
|
|
JU VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL DERVENTA |
PROFESSION: ECONOMICS, LAW AND TRADE |
440 |
|
Customs technician |
66 |
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|
Bank technician |
24 |
||
|
Business and legal technician |
23 |
||
|
Trade technician |
6 |
||
|
Economic technician |
26 |
||
|
PROFESSION: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING |
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|
Veterinary technician |
12 |
||
|
Agrotechnician |
77 |
||
|
PROFESSION: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND METAL PROCESSING |
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|
Locksmith-welder |
29 |
||
|
Locksmith-welder – special department |
6 |
||
|
Cutting metal worker |
10 |
||
|
Operator of modern technologies |
15 |
||
|
CNC technology technician |
92 |
||
|
PROFESSION: HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM |
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|
Cook |
27 |
||
|
Cook, special programme |
5 |
||
|
|
STRUKA: OSTALE DJELATNOSTI |
|
|
|
|
Frizer |
22 |
|
|
JU SŠC „MIHAJLO PUPIN“ DERVENTA
|
GIMNAZIJA |
|
423 |
|
Opšti smjer |
77 |
||
|
Computer-informatics major |
37 |
||
|
Sociolinguistic course |
15 |
||
|
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING |
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|
Computer and programming technician |
28 |
||
|
Technician of information technologies |
96 |
||
|
Electrician-installer |
33 |
||
|
Tehničar elektroenergetike |
19 |
||
|
Autoelektričar |
20 |
||
|
MAŠINSTVO I OBRADA METALA |
73 |
||
|
Tehničar mehatronike |
|
||
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|
ZDRAVSTVO |
|
|
|
|
Medicinski tehničar |
25 |
|
|
UKUPNO |
863 |
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