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Electronics Mechanics and Servicers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Electronics Mechanics and Servicers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7421) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

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12European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
2countries report a surplus
5,334open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
7421ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 12 European countries reported a shortage of electronics mechanics and servicers: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden. 2 reported a surplus: Finland and Greece.

Latest electronics mechanics and servicers 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

5,100 open ads

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

Sweden

234 open ads

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

Where electronics mechanics and servicers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BelgiumShortageNot yet verifiedBrussels: €1,150
BulgariaShortage€683 a monthSofia: €650
CroatiaShortage€1,092 a month *Zagreb: €1,050
CzechiaShortage€1,370 a monthPrague: €1,250
DenmarkShortage€4,885 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
EstoniaShortage€1,512 a monthTallinn: €720
GermanyShortage€3,095 a monthBerlin: €1,350
ItalyShortage€2,220 a month *Rome: €1,300
NetherlandsShortage€3,145 a monthNot yet verified
NorwayShortage€4,565 a monthOslo: €2,000
PortugalShortage€1,083 a month *Lisbon: €1,400
SwedenShortage€3,464 a month *Stockholm: €2,100
FinlandSurplus€3,362 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
GreeceSurplus€1,475 a month *Athens: €1,150

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

What electronics mechanics and servicers do

Electronics mechanics and servicers fit, maintain, adjust and repair electronic equipment such as commercial and office machines and electronic instruments and control systems.

Typical tasks

  • Examining and testing machines, instruments, components, control systems and other electronic equipment to identify faults
  • Adjusting, repairing and replacing worn and defective parts and wiring, and maintaining machines, equipment and instruments
  • Reassembling, test operating and adjusting equipment
  • Installing electronic instruments and control systems
  • Coordinating work with that of engineers, technicians and other maintenance personnel
  • Interpreting test data to diagnose malfunctions and systemic performance problems
  • Installing, adjusting, repairing or replacing electrical and electronic components, assemblies and systems using hand tools, power tools or soldering irons
  • Connecting components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters and in-flight refuelling systems
  • Keeping records of maintenance and repair work

Finding electronics mechanics and servicers jobs in Europe

Search all EU vacancies on EURES Check if your job is regulated
  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Electronics mechanic".
  • 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:

BrusselsSofiaZagrebPragueCopenhagenTallinnBerlinRomeOsloLisbonStockholm

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.

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