Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Pay in Germany for this job

German occupation used: Mechatroniker/in - Kältetechnik (Refrigeration mechanic), occupation code KldB 2010 34232. This is a national figure for all of Germany, before tax and social contributions, including extras such as holiday and Christmas pay.

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Entgeltatlas (employment statistics), reference date 31 December 2025. Full-time employees subject to social insurance only; civil servants, self-employed people and apprentices are not included. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

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Pay in the UK for this job

UK occupation used: Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers (SOC 2020 code 5225). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 7127 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.

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UK Skilled Worker visa for this job

This occupation (UK code 5225, Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers) is a medium-skilled job. GOV.UK says a new visa for a medium-skilled job is usually possible only if the job is on the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List, with their own conditions; some people extending a visa they already hold have different rules. Check both lists before applying. GOV.UK says the lower going rate applies if you apply for a Health and Care Worker visa in certain occupations, or got the certificate of sponsorship for your first Skilled Worker visa before 4 April 2024 and have held one ever since. Going rates are for a 37.5-hour week and are pro-rated for other hours. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 7127 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 air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics 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).

• Mechatronics technician for refrigeration technology
  German title: Mechatroniker für Kältetechnik
  Dongus Kältetechnik GmbH · Deckenpfronn · Posted 2026-10-12
• Refrigeration technician
  German title: Mechatroniker Kältetechnik
  Institut für Luft- und Kältetechnik gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH · Dresden · Posted 2026-01-21
• Mechatronics technician for refrigeration technology
  German title: Mechatroniker- Kältetechnik
  Mefus & Frisch Kältetechnik GmbH · Ennigerloh · Posted 2025-06-25
• Mechatronics technician for refrigeration technology
  German title: Mechatroniker-Kältetechnik
  Ers Energie & Kältetechnik GmbH · Straßenhaus, Westerwald · Posted 2025-04-04
• Mechatronics technician for refrigeration technology
  German title: Mechatroniker für Kältetechnik
  DBO Kälte- und Klimatechnik GmbH · Recklinghausen, Westfalen · Posted 2026-10-18
• Mechatronics technician for refrigeration technology
  German title: Mechatroniker für Kältetechnik
  Seco Kältetechnik GmbH · Bochum · Posted 2025-10-13

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

• Refrigeration fitter wanted for our customer in Malmö
  Swedish title: Kylmontör sökes till vår kund i Malmö
  Jovi Konsult AB · Malmö · Posted 2026-10-15
• Heat Pump Technician | Gothenburg
  Swedish title: Värmepumpstekniker | Göteborg
  Jobway AB · Kungsbacka · Posted 2026-10-15
• Refrigeration Technician Teknisk Fastighetsservice AB
  Swedish title: Kyltekniker Teknisk Fastighetsservice AB
  Teknisk Fastighetsservice i Norrland Aktiebolag · Bollnäs · Posted 2026-10-14
• Operating Technician KYLA Stockholm
  Swedish title: Drifttekniker kyla Stockholm
  Caverion Sverige AB · Sollentuna · Posted 2026-10-14
• We are looking for an experienced refrigeration technician in transport
  Swedish title: Vi söker en erfaren kyltekniker inom transport
  eLinked AB · Malmö · Posted 2026-10-13
• Refrigerationist
  Swedish title: Kyltekniker
  Barona Teknik & Installation AB · Gällivare · Posted 2026-10-13

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

Where air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics are needed in Europe

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all craft and related trades workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

Finding air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics jobs in Europe

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