Beauticians and Related Workers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Beauticians and Related Workers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 5142) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Bath attendant
  • Beautician
  • Make-up artist
  • Manicurist
  • Pedicurist
  • Slimming consultant
6European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
9countries report a surplus
884open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
5142ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 6 European countries reported a shortage of beauticians and related workers: Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Hungary, Italy and Romania. 9 reported a surplus: Austria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovenia. Hungary appears in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.

Pay in the UK for this job

£24,124median gross pay a year, full-time
£503median gross pay a week, full-time
12,000full-time jobs (ONS estimate)

UK occupation used: Beauticians and related occupations (SOC 2020 code 6222). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 5142 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

Not eligibleGOV.UK level: Ineligible

This occupation (UK code 6222, Beauticians and related occupations) 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 5142 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.

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Latest beauticians and related workers 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

773 open ads
  • Beautician
    German title: Kosmetiker
    Hotel Die Sonne Frankenberg · Frankenberg (Eder) · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Beautician
    German title: Kosmetiker/ -in
    Königshof Hotelbetriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co.KG · Oberstaufen · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Beautician
    German title: Kosmetiker
    Romantik ROEWERS Privathotel & Spa | Rugia Touristik GmbH · Sellin, Ostseebad · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Beautician
    German title: Kosmetiker
    Hotel Bareiss · Baiersbronn · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Beautician
    German title: Kosmetiker
    Michels Hotels Norderney GmbH · Norderney · Posted 2026-10-14
  • Beautician
    German title: Kosmetiker
    Kurhotel an der Obermaintherme GmbH & Co. KG · Bad Staffelstein · Posted 2026-10-13

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

Sweden

111 open ads
  • Tattoo
    Swedish title: tatuerare
    Picasso Ink Tattoo Gallery AB · Norrköping · Posted 2026-10-18
  • Nail Technologist Wanted
    Swedish title: Nagelteknolog sökes
    Huddinge Hårstudio Handelsbolag · Huddinge · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Lash Stylist to NK
    Swedish title: Fransstylist till NK
    Rapide AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Medical podiatrist
    Swedish title: Medicinsk fotvårdsterapeut
    VÄSTRA GÖTALANDSREGIONEN · Mellerud · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Seeks a skin therapist/spa therapist.
    Swedish title: söker hudterapeut/spaterapeut.
    Orbaden Spa & Resort AB · Bollnäs · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Skin Therapist
    Swedish title: Hudterapeut
    Täby Beauty Center AB · Täby · Posted 2026-10-14

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

Where beauticians and related workers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all service and sales workers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BelgiumShortageNot yet verifiedBrussels: €1,150
CzechiaShortage€1,124 a monthPrague: €1,250
DenmarkShortage€3,491 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
ItalyShortage€2,003 a month *Rome: €1,300
RomaniaShortage€767 a month *Not yet verified
HungaryShortage and surplus€839 a month *Budapest: €910
AustriaSurplus€2,397 a month *Vienna: €1,250
FinlandSurplus€2,706 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
GermanySurplus€2,479 a monthBerlin: €1,350
GreeceSurplus€1,166 a month *Athens: €1,150
LatviaSurplus€928 a monthRiga: €870
LuxembourgSurplusNot yet verifiedLuxembourg: €1,900
PortugalSurplus€1,014 a month *Lisbon: €1,400
SloveniaSurplus€1,527 a monthLjubljana: €950

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

What beauticians and related workers do

Beauticians and related workers, give facial and body beauty treatments, apply cosmetics and make-up and give other kinds of treatment to individuals in order to improve their appearance.

Typical tasks

  • Cleaning and applying creams, lotions and related products to face and other parts of the body
  • Giving facial and body massage
  • Applying make-up to clients of a beauty parlour or to actors and other performers
  • Cleaning, shaping and polishing finger- and toe-nails and treating ailments of the human foot such as corns, calluses or deformed toe-nails
  • Attending to clients taking baths and administering elementary massage
  • Using waxing, sugaring and depilation techniques to remove unwanted bodily hair
  • Advising clients on diet and exercise to assist in weight loss and slimming
  • Arranging appointments and collecting payments

Finding beauticians and related workers jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Beautician".
  • 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. United Kingdom, closest UK occupation: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (median pay of full-time employees).
  • Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.

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