ABSRTACT: The emergence of a new form of pandemic has pointed to the important and demanding role of nurses and technicians in maintaining people's health, especially in emergency situations of global public health crises and problems. Knowing the characteristics of the job as well as monitoring professional commitment of employees is important for the purpose of monitoring and improving the quality of care provided. OBJECTIVE: To examine the job characteristics and professional commitment of employed nurses and technicians in the Republic of Croatia during the COVID-19 pandemic MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with the help of an online survey distributed to potential respondents via social networks. An anonymus standardized questionnaire in three parts was used for the research. RESULTS: Out of a total of 497 respondents, 435 (88%) intend to work in nursing for their entire career. Respondents mostly express (97.17%) that they care for the ptient as if they were a memeber of their family. Half of the respondents (50.7%) would leave the profession if they did not agree with their superiors of colleagues, and a slightly smaller proportion (34.4%) would remain in the nursing profession despite the impossibility of professional advancement. 70% of respondents believe that they use complex sophisticated equipment during work. Respondents mostly agree (78.46%) that their work is influenced by feedback from other people, and not a single respondent (0) considered that nursing work is not important. CONCLUSION: During the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to changes in the job characteristics of all healthcare workers, including nurses, in the Republic of Croatia, the professional commitment of nurses was present.