According to information provided by the Employment Service to BNS on Monday, the Ukrainians have been hired since February 24, both through the service and independently, with their average monthly salaries ranging from the minimum wage to 2,000 euros.
A total of 7,066 Ukrainians are currently registered with the Employment Service.
Some of the employed Ukrainians also work as IT specialists, teachers, nurses and dental assistants, according to the service.
"Ukrainians also want to work as medical workers, teachers, accountants, sales officers, lawyers, administrators, cooks, tailors, salespeople, etc. These are the predominant job preferences," the service said.
"A number of Ukrainians who worked as accountants in their home country take cleaning jobs [in Lithuania]," it said, noting that most Ukrainians are not choosy about their jobs as they want get employed as fast as possible.
Some individuals have been employed in rarer positions, such as riggers, marketers, physical therapy technicians, sociologists, anthropologists, engineers, geologists, and geophysicists, according to the service.
"Average salaries vary from position to position, ranging from the minimum wage to almost 2,000 euros," it said.
"Companies offering unskilled jobs are willing to pay up to 900 euros on average. In skilled positions, salaries are of course higher. The highest are around 4,000 euros."
Employers register job vacancies for all jobseekers with the Employment Service, but they are only given the option to indicate that they would be willing to hire a Ukrainian, according to the service.
"This is a kind of prevention of wage discrimination," it said.
Most of the Ukrainian refugees have so far been hired in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda and other major cities and towns, as well as in the resort towns of Druskininkai and Palanga.
Ukrainian refugees do not need work permits in Lithuania. They are hired under the usual procedure, from undergoing a health check and signing the employment contract to notifying the state social security fund Sodra.
Ukrainians are not eligible to unemployment insurance benefits, but they may claim one-off or monthly allowances from municipal authorities.
Some 40,400 war refugees from Ukraine have been registered in Lithuania, mostly women and children, according to the latest official statistics.