Engineering Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Engineering Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 2149) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Biomedical engineer
- Explosive ordnance engineer
- Marine salvage engineer
- Materials engineer
- Nuclear power generation engineer
- Optical engineer
- Quantity surveyor
- Safety engineer
Latest engineering professionals not elsewhere classified 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
27,538 open ads- Engineer
German title: Ingenieurin/Ingenieur
Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirt. Küsten- u. Naturschutz Sulinge Land Niedersachsen · Sulingen · Posted 2026-10-16 - Engineer
German title: Ingenieurin
Stadtverwaltung Konstanz · Konstanz · Posted 2026-10-16 - Engineer
German title: Ingenieur
Gullert und Wilke GmbH IGW · Gronau (Westfalen) · Posted 2026-10-16 - Engineer
German title: Ingenieur
BMG LABTECH GmbH · Ortenberg, Baden · Posted 2026-10-12 - Engineer
German title: Ingenieur
Securiton GmbH Alarm- und Sicherheitssysteme · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-12 - Engineer
German title: Ingenieur
EHRT Maschinenbau GmbH · Rheinbreitbach · Posted 2026-10-12
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
94 open ads- Technical Product Owner to real estate company
Swedish title: Teknisk Product Owner till fastighetsbolag
Nordicrule AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Product Manager
0to9 AB (publ) · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Rotor Dynamics and Vibration Engineer
Siemens Energy AB · Finspång · Posted 2026-10-16 - Engineer in software and system security for the underwater area
Swedish title: Ingengör inom programvaru- och systemsäkerhet för undervattensområdet
Försvarets Materielverk · Lund · Posted 2026-10-16 - Drawers with construction experience
Swedish title: Ritare med konstruktionserfarenhet
OnePartnerGroup GGVV AB · Gislaved · Posted 2026-10-16 - Contract Responsible Underwater Systems
SAAB Aktiebolag · Linköping · 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 engineering professionals not elsewhere classified are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | €5,370 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €1,367 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €5,925 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Ireland | Shortage | €5,669 a month | Dublin: €2,000 |
| Italy | Shortage | €3,172 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Portugal | Shortage | €2,323 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Romania | Shortage | €1,991 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Spain | Shortage | €3,085 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
| Austria | Surplus | €4,602 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Czechia | Surplus | €2,276 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €4,673 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Greece | Surplus | €1,904 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €2,136 a month | Riga: €870 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for engineering professionals not elsewhere classified alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What engineering professionals not elsewhere classified do
This unit group covers engineering professionals not classified elsewhere in Minor Group 214: Engineering Professionals (excluding Electrotechnology) or in Minor Group 215: Electrotechnology Engineers. For instance, the group includes those who conduct research and advise on or develop engineering procedures and solutions concerning workplace safety, biomedical engineering, optics, materials, nuclear power generation and explosives.
Typical tasks
- In such cases tasks would include -
- Applying knowledge of engineering to the design, development and evaluation of biological and health systems and products such as artificial organs, prostheses and instrumentation
- Designing devices used in various medical procedures and imaging systems such as magnetic resonance imaging, and devices for automating insulin injections or controlling body functions
- Designing components of optical instruments such as lenses, microscopes, telescopes, lasers, optical disc systems and other equipment that utilize the properties of light
- Designing, testing, and coordinating the development of explosive ordnance material to meet military procurement specifications
- Designing and overseeing construction and operation of nuclear reactors and power plants and nuclear fuels reprocessing and reclamation systems
- Designing and developing nuclear equipment such as reactor cores, radiation shielding and associated instrumentation and control mechanisms
- Assessing damage and providing calculations for marine salvage operations
- Studying and advising on engineering aspects of particular manufacturing processes, such as those related to glass, ceramics, textiles, leather products, wood and printing
- Identifying potential hazards and introducing safety procedures and devices
Finding engineering professionals not elsewhere classified jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Safety engineer".
- 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.