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Textile, Fur and Leather Products Machine Operators Not Elsewhere Classified: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Textile, Fur and Leather Products Machine Operators Not Elsewhere Classified is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 8159) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Braid making machine operator
  • Hat making machine operator
  • Tent making machine operator
  • Textile patternmaking machine operator
6European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
4countries report a surplus
29open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
8159ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 6 European countries reported a shortage of textile, fur and leather products machine operators not elsewhere classified: Bulgaria, Czechia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. 4 reported a surplus: Austria, Finland, Greece and Latvia.

Latest textile, fur and leather products machine operators 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

19 open ads

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

Sweden

10 open ads

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

Where textile, fur and leather products machine operators not elsewhere classified are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all plant and machine operators and assemblers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BulgariaShortage€626 a monthSofia: €650
CzechiaShortage€1,285 a monthPrague: €1,250
RomaniaShortage€924 a month *Not yet verified
SlovakiaShortage€1,230 a monthBratislava: €910
SloveniaShortage€1,633 a monthLjubljana: €950
SpainShortage€1,936 a monthMadrid: €1,300
AustriaSurplus€3,040 a month *Vienna: €1,250
FinlandSurplus€3,361 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
GreeceSurplus€1,416 a month *Athens: €1,150
LatviaSurplus€1,221 a monthRiga: €870

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 textile, fur and leather products machine operators 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 textile, fur and leather products machine operators not elsewhere classified do

This unit group covers textile, fur and leather products machine operators not classified elsewhere in Minor Group 815: Textile, Fur and Leather Products Machine Operators. For instance, the group includes those engaged in operating and monitoring machines which make hats, tents, mattresses or miscellaneous articles such as braids or other trimmings.

Typical tasks

  • In such cases tasks would include -
  • Operating and monitoring machines which form and make hats out of textiles, fur or leather
  • Operating and monitoring machines which make miscellaneous articles such as braids or other trimmings
  • Operating and monitoring machines which fold cloth into measured length
  • Operating and monitoring machines which wind thread, twine, or yarn into balls preparatory to shipping or further processing
  • Operating and monitoring machines to measure size of pieces of leather

Finding textile, fur and leather products machine operators not elsewhere classified jobs in Europe

Search all EU vacancies on EURES Check if your job is regulated
  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Hat making machine operator".
  • 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:

SofiaPragueBratislavaLjubljanaMadrid

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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