Fast Food Preparers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Fast Food Preparers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 9411) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Fast food cook
- Hamburger maker
- Pizza maker
- Short order cook
Latest fast food preparers 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).
Germany
692 open ads- Employee, snack bar worker
German title: Mitarbeiter, Imbiss
Imbiss · Wiesbaden · Posted 2026-08-06 - Sales assistant, snack bar
German title: Verkäufer, Imbiss
Imbiss · Wiesbaden · Posted 2026-08-06 - Serviceman, snack bar worker
German title: Servicekraft, Imbiss
Imbiss · Wiesbaden · Posted 2026-08-06 - Snack bar worker
German title: Mitarbeiter für den Imbiss
Sandro Schmidt Imbiss · Löbau · Posted 2026-08-27 - Mini job Snack bar worker
German title: Minijob Imbiss
Tante Meri's Imbiss Inh.Meral Bulut Tapes · Neuenkirchen-Vörden · Posted 2026-01-26 - Helper - Snack bar worker
German title: Helfer - Imbiss
Celik, Mehmet Imbiss Scholle · Brandenburg an der Havel · Posted 2026-02-19
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
122 open ads- Pizza baker, drive out pizza
Swedish title: Pizza bagare, köra ut pizza
Daily Food i Boden · Boden · Posted 2026-10-17 - Pizza bakery Hässelby
Swedish title: Pizzabagare Hässelby
MOZOGLU Handelsbolag · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Pizza baker wanted for Pizza Corner in Hofors!
Swedish title: Pizzabagare sökes till Pizza Corner i Hofors!
Hofors Kök & Bar AB · Hofors · Posted 2026-10-15 - Kitchen Staff Orientation Pasta Chef /Pizza Maker
Swedish title: Kökspersonal inriktning Pasta kock / Pizzabagare
Invito Varberg AB · Varberg · Posted 2026-10-15 - Pizza Baker
Swedish title: Pizzabagare
Din Napolitanska på Söder AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-14 - Pizza Baker
Swedish title: Pizzabagare
ECC Restaurang AB · Västerås · Posted 2026-10-14
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where fast food preparers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all workers in elementary occupations (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €488 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Cyprus | Shortage | €1,190 a month | Nicosia: €750 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €952 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Germany | Shortage | €2,150 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,130 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Hungary | Shortage | €683 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | €1,001 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Luxembourg | Shortage | €2,963 a month * | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €1,983 a month | Not yet verified |
| Romania | Shortage | €720 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Slovakia | Shortage | €910 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €1,368 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Spain | Shortage | €1,523 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
| Sweden | Shortage | €2,611 a month * | Stockholm: €2,100 |
| Austria | Surplus | €2,243 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €908 a month | Riga: €870 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all workers in elementary occupations in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for fast food preparers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What fast food preparers do
Fast food preparers prepare and cook to order a limited range of foods or beverages that involve simple preparation processes and a small number of ingredients. They may take orders from customers and serve at counters or tables.
Typical tasks
- Preparing simple or pre-prepared foods and beverages such as sandwiches, hamburgers, pizzas, fish and chips, salads and coffee
- Washing, cutting, measuring and mixing foods for cooking
- Operating large-volume single-process cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers or griddles
- Re-heating pre-prepared food
- Cleaning food preparation areas, cooking surfaces and utensils
- Taking and serving food and beverage orders in eating places that specialize in fast service and carry-out food
- Ordering and taking delivery of fast food ingredients
- Maintaining sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas
- Verifying that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity
Finding fast food preparers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Pizza maker".
- 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.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.