Garden and Horticultural Labourers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Garden and Horticultural Labourers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 9214) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Garden labourer
- Horticultural labourer
- Lawn mower
- Nursery labourer
Latest garden and horticultural labourers 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
216 open ads- Garden helper
German title: Gartenhelfer
jobbec GmbH · Oldenburg (Oldb) · Posted 2026-10-15 - Garden helper
German title: Gartenhelfer
ISD Immobilien Service Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG · Jena · Posted 2026-10-14 - Garden helper
German title: Gartenhelfer
ISD Immobilien Service Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG · Eisenach, Thüringen · Posted 2026-10-13 - Garden helper
German title: Gartenhelfer
ARWA Personaldienstleistungen GmbH · Bad Liebenwerda · Posted 2026-10-01 - Garden helper
German title: Gartenhelfer
Lauer, Roland Garten- und Landschaftsbau · Kiel · Posted 2026-10-08 - Garden helper
German title: Gartenhelfer
ISD Immobilien Service Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG · Lüneburg · Posted 2026-10-08
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
8 open ads- Nursery worker with coordination responsibility
Swedish title: Plantskolearbetare med samordningsansvar
Södra Skogsägarna ekonomisk förening · Falkenberg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Plant technician Växjö part-time 60%
Swedish title: Växttekniker Växjö deltid 60%
Ambius Aktiebolag · Växjö · Posted 2026-10-15 - Reaper
Swedish title: Skördearbetare
Hallands Bär Aktiebolag · Halmstad · Posted 2026-10-15 - Planter and berry picker in strawberry cultivation
Swedish title: Plantör och bärplockare i jordgubbsodling
Siggetorp Lantbruk AB · Lidköping · Posted 2026-10-14 - Strawberry Picker
Swedish title: Jordgubbsplockare
Sturessons Lantbruk Aktiebolag · Mörbylånga · Posted 2026-10-12 - Seasonal Workers for Strawberry and Fruit Farming 2027
Frukt & Bär i Villands Vånga AB · Kristianstad · Posted 2026-10-05
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where garden and horticultural labourers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all workers in elementary occupations (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | €2,924 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €488 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Cyprus | Shortage | €1,190 a month | Nicosia: €750 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,130 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Italy | Shortage | €1,850 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | €1,001 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Finland | Shortage and surplus | €2,454 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Austria | Surplus | €2,243 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Czechia | Surplus | €952 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Germany | Surplus | €2,150 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €908 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Luxembourg | Surplus | €2,963 a month * | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
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 garden and horticultural labourers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What garden and horticultural labourers do
Garden and horticultural labourers perform simple and routine tasks in operations to cultivate and maintain trees, shrubs, flowers and other plants in parks and private gardens, to produce saplings, bulbs and seeds, or grow vegetables and flowers by intensive cultivation techniques.
Typical tasks
- Loading, unloading and moving supplies, produce and equipment
- Preparing garden sites and plots using hand tools and simple machines
- Assisting with planting and transplanting flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns
- Maintaining gardens by watering, weeding and mowing lawns
- Cleaning gardens and removing rubbish
- Assisting with propagating, planting and potting seeds, bulbs and cuttings
- Tending plants by hand watering and weeding
- Harvesting and packaging plants for sale and transport
- Performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings, equipment and fences
Finding garden and horticultural labourers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Horticultural labourer".
- 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.