What kinds of jobs do foreigners have in Kazakhstan

Tengrinews.kz - The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Kazakhstan has reported on the number of foreign workers in the country.
According to the ministry's press service, as of February 1, a total of 13,072 foreign citizens were working in Kazakhstan under official permits.
The foreign workforce (FWS) permits are categorized as follows:

568 permits for executives and their deputies (first category),2,528 permits for heads of structural divisions (second category),The majority belong to the third (specialists) and fourth (qualified workers) categories—4,787 and 987 people, respectively,672 people are engaged in seasonal work,3,530 people are employed under corporate transfers.

Currently, 1,710 employers in Kazakhstan hire foreign workers. They employ over 383,100 Kazakh citizens, making up 96.6% of the total workforce.
Industries with the highest number of foreign workers:

Construction – 5,343 people,
Mining and quarrying – 1,360 people,
Manufacturing – 1,338 people,
Administrative and support services – 1,089 people,Agriculture, forestry, and fishing – 688 people.

Top countries of origin for labor migrants:

China – 4,778 people,
Turkey – 1,158 people,
India – 1,121 people,
Uzbekistan – 623 people.

It is worth noting that Kazakhstan sets and distributes an annual quota for attracting foreign specialists. For 2025, the total quota is set at 0.2% of the country’s workforce, which amounts to 14,800 permits.