Car, Taxi and Van Drivers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Car, Taxi and Van Drivers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 8322) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Ambulance driver
- Car driver
- Parking Valet
- Taxi driver
- Van driver
Latest car, taxi and van drivers 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
491 open ads- Taxi driver
German title: Taxifahrer
Taxi Transporte Fischer - Inhaber Kazim Yildiz · Burgau, Schwaben · Posted 2026-10-19 - Taxi driver
German title: Taxifahrer
Taxibetrieb · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-15 - Taxi driver
German title: Taxifahrer
Potzel + Potzel GbR · Bayreuth · Posted 2026-10-12 - Taxi driver
German title: Taxifahrer
Mohammad Eqbal Mohibi · München · Posted 2026-10-09 - Taxi driver
German title: Taxifahrer
Taxi Herkert · Parsberg, Oberpfalz · Posted 2026-10-09
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
487 open ads- Repossessor / Contractor
Swedish title: Återtagsombud / uppdragstagare
Fordonskonsult i Malmö Aktiebolag · Luleå · Posted 2026-10-20 - Taxi drivers are sought in Kungsbacka transport service and service trips
Swedish title: Taxiförare sökes i Kungsbacka färdtjänst och serviceresor
Sam Trans Gbg · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-20 - Taxi Driver
Swedish title: taxichaufför
ANN Transport Sweden AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-19 - Taxi Driver
Swedish title: taxichaufför
Akram, Arslan · Sigtuna · Posted 2026-10-19 - Rider
Swedish title: Förare
Mokdads Transport and Service AB · Posted 2026-10-19 - Do you want to work part-time as a courier driver in Uppsala?
Swedish title: Vill du jobba deltid som budbilschaufför i Uppsala?
Simplex Bemanning AB · Uppsala · Posted 2026-10-19
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where car, taxi and van drivers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all plant and machine operators and assemblers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Shortage | €2,300 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €3,120 a month | Not yet verified |
| Norway | Shortage | €4,749 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Romania | Shortage | €924 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Sweden | Shortage | Not yet verified | Stockholm: €2,100 |
| Belgium | Shortage and surplus | Not yet verified | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Slovakia | Shortage and surplus | €1,230 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,040 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | €626 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Czechia | Surplus | €1,285 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,361 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Germany | Surplus | €2,907 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Greece | Surplus | €1,416 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Hungary | Surplus | €1,053 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,221 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Lithuania | Surplus | Not yet verified | Vilnius: €830 |
| Luxembourg | Surplus | Not yet verified | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
| Portugal | Surplus | €1,087 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all plant and machine operators and assemblers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for car, taxi and van drivers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What car, taxi and van drivers do
Car, taxi and van drivers drive and tend motor cars and vans to transport passengers, mail or goods.
Typical tasks
- Driving and tending passenger, vans, cars or taxis
- Driving and tending cars, vans or small trucks to deliver mail or goods
- Assisting passengers with handling of luggage
- Collecting fares, payments for deliveries, or documents certifying deliveries
- Operating telecommunications equipment to report location and availability, and follow directions of control centre
- Determining most appropriate route
- Assisting physically challenged passengers
- Operating equipment to facilitate the loading and unloading of physically challenged passengers
Finding car, taxi and van drivers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Van driver".
- 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.