Commercial Sales Representatives: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Commercial Sales Representatives is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3322) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • After-sales service adviser
  • Canvasser
  • Commercial traveller
6European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
10countries report a surplus
4,230open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
3322ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 6 European countries reported a shortage of commercial sales representatives: Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Italy, Romania and Sweden. 10 reported a surplus: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Portugal. Belgium and Finland appear in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.

Latest commercial sales representatives 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

2,986 open ads
  • Sales representative
    German title: Außendienstmitarbeiter
    Arno Kolbe + Partner GmbH · Gera · Posted 2026-10-18
  • Sales representative
    German title: Außendienstmitarbeiter
    MCM World · Leipzig · Posted 2026-10-17
  • Sales representative
    German title: Außendienstmitarbeiter
    Plazidus Leute GmbH & Co. KG · Straßberg, Hohenzollern · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Sales representative
    German title: Außendienstmitarbeiter
    WEPA Apothekenbedarf GmbH & Co KG · Hamburg · Posted 2026-10-15

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

Sweden

1,244 open ads

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

Where commercial sales representatives are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BulgariaShortage€966 a monthSofia: €650
ItalyShortage€3,001 a month *Rome: €1,300
RomaniaShortage€1,292 a month *Not yet verified
SwedenShortage€3,915 a month *Stockholm: €2,100
BelgiumShortage and surplus€4,368 a month *Brussels: €1,150
FinlandShortage and surplus€3,684 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
AustriaSurplus€3,816 a month *Vienna: €1,250
CzechiaSurplus€1,724 a monthPrague: €1,250
EstoniaSurplus€1,902 a monthTallinn: €720
FranceSurplus€2,918 a month *Paris: €1,550
LatviaSurplus€1,618 a monthRiga: €870
LithuaniaSurplus€1,749 a monthVilnius: €830
LuxembourgSurplus€5,642 a month *Luxembourg: €1,900
PortugalSurplus€1,723 a month *Lisbon: €1,400

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all technicians and associate professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for commercial sales representatives alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What commercial sales representatives do

Commercial sales representatives represent companies to sell various goods and services to businesses and other organizations and provide product-specific information as required.

Typical tasks

  • Soliciting orders and selling goods to retail, industrial, wholesale and other establishments
  • Selling equipment, supplies and related services to business establishments or individuals
  • Obtaining and updating knowledge of market conditions and of employer’s and competitors’ goods and services
  • Providing prospective customers with information about the characteristics and functions of the products and equipment for sale, and demonstrating its use or qualities
  • Quoting prices and credit terms, recording orders and arranging deliveries
  • Reporting customers’ reactions and requirements to suppliers and manufacturers
  • Following up clients to ensure satisfaction with products purchased

Finding commercial sales representatives jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Canvasser".
  • 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.

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