Health Care Assistants: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Pay in Germany for this job

German occupation used: Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegehelfer/in (Nursing assistant), occupation code KldB 2010 81301. This is a national figure for all of Germany, before tax and social contributions, including extras such as holiday and Christmas pay.

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Entgeltatlas (employment statistics), reference date 31 December 2025. Full-time employees subject to social insurance only; civil servants, self-employed people and apprentices are not included. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

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Pay in the UK for this job

UK occupation used: Nursing auxiliaries and assistants (SOC 2020 code 6131). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 5321 by job title and duties; the UK and international occupation lists do not line up exactly. National figure for the whole United Kingdom, in pounds sterling (GBP), before income tax and National Insurance.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2025 provisional, Table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC 2020): tables 14.7a (annual pay, gross) and 14.1a (weekly pay, gross), full-time employee jobs, United Kingdom. Weekly pay is for April 2025; annual pay is for the tax year ending 5 April 2025, employees in the same job for at least a year. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

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UK Skilled Worker visa for this job

This occupation (UK code 6131, Nursing auxiliaries and assistants) is a medium-skilled job. GOV.UK says a new visa for a medium-skilled job is usually possible only if the job is on the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List, with their own conditions; some people extending a visa they already hold have different rules. Check both lists before applying. There is no figure in the general going-rate table: GOV.UK has separate salary rules for healthcare and education jobs, based on national pay scales (for example NHS pay bands), so the general minimum of £41,700 may not apply. Check the GOV.UK page for healthcare and education jobs. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 5321 by job title; the lists do not line up exactly.

This is a summary of official rules, not legal advice. Rules change and some people (for example those already on a Skilled Worker visa) have different rules. Always check GOV.UK before you apply.

Source: UK Visas and Immigration, GOV.UK tables "Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes" and "Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes", updated 2025-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-15. General minimum salary from GOV.UK "Skilled Worker visa: Your job", checked 2026-10-15.

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Latest health care assistants job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

• Nursing assistant
  German title: Pflegehelfer
  Roy Krämer · Schwarzheide · Posted 2026-09-13
• Nursing assistant
  German title: Pflegehelfer
  Seniorenzentrum Weststadt · Ravensburg, Württemberg · Posted 2026-10-18
• Nursing assistant
  German title: Pflegehelfer
  Seniorenzentrum Weststadt · Ravensburg, Württemberg · Posted 2026-10-18
• Nursing assistant
  German title: Pflegehelfer
  AWO GESA GmbH · Troisdorf · Posted 2026-10-18
• Nursing assistant
  German title: Pflegehelfer
  Medical & Care Groth · Bernau bei Berlin · Posted 2026-10-16
• Nursing assistant
  German title: Pflegehelfer
  HEWAG Seniorenstift Duisburg GmbH · Duisburg · Posted 2026-09-28

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

• Golden friend wanted for Bromma
  Swedish title: Guldvän sökes till Bromma
  Guldtid AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-18
• Become Golden Friend a meaningful and long-term part-time job
  Swedish title: Bli Guldvän ett meningsfullt och långsiktigt deltidsarbete
  Guldtid AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-18
• Golden friend wanted for Vällingby
  Swedish title: Guldvän sökes till Vällingby
  Guldtid AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-18
• Group Manager, Assistant Nurse Riddarstensgården
  Swedish title: Gruppchef, Undersköterska Riddarstensgården
  Humana AB · Lerum · Posted 2026-10-18
• Personal assistants are sought to Gothenburg and the surrounding area, hours - 80%
  Swedish title: Personliga assistenter sökes till Göteborg med omnejd, tim - 80 %
  Göteborgskooperativet för Independent Living, GIL ek. för. · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-18
• Personal assistant sought for young man at Hisingen -80%
  Swedish title: Personlig assistent sökes till ung man på Hisingen -80%
  Göteborgskooperativet för Independent Living, GIL ek. för. · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-18

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where health care assistants are needed in Europe

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all service and sales workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for health care assistants alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

Finding health care assistants jobs in Europe

• EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Psychiatric aide".
• Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
• If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.