Waiters: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Pay in the UK for this job

UK occupation used: Waiters and waitresses (SOC 2020 code 9264). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 5131 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.

See the ONS earnings tables by occupation

UK Skilled Worker visa for this job

This occupation (UK code 9264, Waiters and waitresses) is not eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, according to the GOV.UK list of eligible occupations. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 5131 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.

Compare UK visa going rates by job · Eligible occupations (GOV.UK) · Going rates (GOV.UK) · Salary rules (GOV.UK)

Latest waiters 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).

• Waiter
  German title: Servicekraft Restaurant
  Hotel Restaurant Ancho · Cölbe · Posted 2026-07-03
• Waiter
  German title: Servicekraft Restaurant
  Findehotelpersonal GmbH · Kellenhusen (Ostsee) · Posted 2026-10-09
• Waiter
  German title: Servicekraft Restaurant
  Landgasthaus-Hotel/Restaurant Wenninghoff UG&Co.KG · Hörstel · Posted 2026-01-29
• Waiter
  German title: Servicekraft Restaurant
  Gasthof Scharfe Kurve Bernhard Burmeister · Lützow · Posted 2026-09-28
• Waiter
  German title: Servicekraft Restaurant
  Bad Belzig Kur GmbH · Bad Belzig · Posted 2026-03-27
• Restaurant waitress
  German title: Servicekraft im Restaurant
  Hotel-Restaurant Caspari Wilhelm Nelles · Altenahr · Posted 2026-08-10

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

• Waiting staff / Bar
  Swedish title: Serveringspersonal / Bar
  Kinjo Sushi AB · Lund · Posted 2026-10-18
• Waitress/waiter to Björns Kök in Vemdalen Village, 75%
  Swedish title: Servitris/servitör till Björns Kök i Vemdalen By, 75 %
  KBK Vemdalen AB · Härjedalen · Posted 2026-10-18
• Are you our next service star? We are looking for waiter/waitress!
  Swedish title: Är du vår nästa servicestjärna? Vi söker servitör/servitris!
  Mabels Kitchen AB · Sollentuna · Posted 2026-10-18
• Waitress/waiter for Asian restaurant wanted!
  Swedish title: Servitris/servitör till asiatisk restaurang sökes!
  Luc Invest AB · Helsingborg · Posted 2026-10-18
• Waiter/waitress
  Swedish title: servitör/servitris
  Restaurang Steakhouse Lilla Torg Aktiebolag · Malmö · Posted 2026-10-17
• Waiter/Waitress (Part-time 75%)
  Swedish title: Waiter/Waitress (Deltid 75%)
  Restaurang Basta Falun AB · Malmö · Posted 2026-10-16

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

Where waiters 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 waiters alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

Finding waiters jobs in Europe

• EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Waiter".
• 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.