CVtly job data
Do I need Greek to work in Athens?
For most jobs, no. As of 13 October 2026, CVtly sees 122 open job ads in Athens whose working language it can tell. 23% of them ask for Greek: 22% say so in the ad and 1% are written in Greek, which implies it. 73% are in English and do not ask for Greek at all.
122 ads with a clear working languageData as of 13 October 2026Source: CVtly's own scans
23%
of the ads ask for Greek
73%
are in English with no Greek asked
122
open ads in Athens with a clear working language
How the ads in Athens ask for Greek
Each ad counts once, in the first group that fits it.
- Ask for Greek in words 22% (27 ads)
- Written in Greek (implied) 1% (1 ad)
- In English, Greek a plus 4% (5 ads)
- In English, no Greek asked 73% (89 ads)
Teams where English is most often enough
Teams with at least 10 ads in Athens: the share of their ads that are in English and ask for no Greek.
- Engineering 92% of 13 ads
- Operations 73% of 15 ads
- Finance 67% of 15 ads
- Sales 44% of 18 ads
How we count
The ads
Open job ads in Athens that CVtly found on company career sites, public job portals and a few job boards at its last check. Ads that look closed are left out, and so are ads whose working language it cannot tell with enough confidence.
Explicit or implied
Explicit: the ad or its title asks for Greek in words. Implied: the ad is written in Greek and the job is done in it, so the ad does not need to say so.
The same check as your interview chance
CVtly reads the languages of each ad with the same check it uses to score your chance of an interview.
Date and sample
122 ads, data as of 13 October 2026. Shares are whole percentages of these ads. The page is updated after each scan.
To cite these numbers:
Source: CVtly job data, 13 October 2026, cvtly.com/jobs/athens/do-i-need-greek