Ambulance Workers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Ambulance Workers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3258) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Ambulance officer
- Ambulance paramedic
- Emergency medical technician
- Emergency paramedic
Pay in Germany for this job
German occupation used: Notfallsanitäter/in (Paramedic), occupation code KldB 2010 81342. 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.
Pay in the UK for this job
UK occupation used: Paramedics (SOC 2020 code 2255). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 3258 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. Other ambulance staff are a separate UK group (SOC 2020 6132).
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.
UK Skilled Worker visa for this job
This occupation (UK code 2255, Paramedics) is on the UK list of jobs eligible for the Skilled Worker visa. There is no figure in the general going-rate table: GOV.UK has separate salary rules for healthcare and education jobs, based on national pay scales (for example NHS pay bands), so the general minimum of £41,700 may not apply. Check the GOV.UK page for healthcare and education jobs. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 3258 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 ambulance 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
738 open ads- Paramedic
German title: Notfallsanitäter
Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V. · Dortmund · Posted 2026-10-16 - Paramedic
German title: Notfallsanitäter
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. Landesverband Sachsen-Anhalt-Thüringen · Arendsee (Altmark) · Posted 2026-10-16 - Paramedic
German title: Notfallsanitäter
Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V. · Bornheim, Rheinland · Posted 2026-10-16 - Paramedic
German title: Notfallsanitäter
Stadt Leipzig Personalamt Abteilung Personalgewinnung · Leipzig · Posted 2026-10-15 - Paramedic
German title: Notfallsanitäter
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. Landesverband NRW Landesgeschäftsstelle · Dortmund · Posted 2026-10-15 - Paramedic
German title: Notfallsanitäter
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. Regionalverband Köln/Leverkusen/Rhein-Erft · Köln · 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
33 open ads- Paramedic
Swedish title: Ambulanssjukvårdare
REGION STOCKHOLM · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Paramedic
Swedish title: Ambulanssjukvårdare
REGION SÖRMLAND · Katrineholm · Posted 2026-10-15 - Paramedic
Swedish title: Ambulanssjukvårdare
REGION SÖRMLAND · Nyköping · Posted 2026-10-15 - Paramedic, Prio 1 eligibility for Filipstad, summer substitute 2027
Swedish title: Ambulanssjukvårdare, Prio 1 behörighet till Filipstad, sommarvikariat 2027
REGION VÄRMLAND · Filipstad · Posted 2026-10-15 - Paramedic, Prio 1 eligibility for Arvika, summer substitute 2027
Swedish title: Ambulanssjukvårdare, Prio 1 behörighet till Arvika, sommarvikariat 2027
REGION VÄRMLAND · Arvika · Posted 2026-10-15 - Paramedic, Prio 1 eligibility, Kristinehamn, summer substitute 2027
Swedish title: Ambulanssjukvårdare, Prio 1 behörighet, Kristinehamn, sommarvikariat 2027
REGION VÄRMLAND · Kristinehamn · Posted 2026-10-15
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where ambulance workers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | €4,368 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €966 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €1,724 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €5,731 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,682 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €3,769 a month | Not yet verified |
| Portugal | Shortage | €1,723 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Romania | Shortage | €1,292 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,816 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
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 ambulance workers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What ambulance workers do
Ambulance workers provide emergency health care to patients who are injured, sick, infirm, or otherwise physically or mentally impaired prior to and during transport to medical facilities.
Typical tasks
- Assessing health status of persons involved in accidents, natural disasters and other emergency situations, and determining needs for immediate and specialized medical assistance
- Performing medical procedures and administering drugs and other therapies according to protocol for emergency medical treatment, including resuscitating and defibrillating patients and operating life-support equipment
- Monitoring changes in health status of patients during transport to and from medical, rehabilitation and other health care facilities
- Providing information and training to community groups and essential service workers in first aid for initial care of an illness or injury
- Attending and/or patrolling large-scale public gatherings and other events where health emergencies are more likely to occur
- Recording information on patients' conditions and treatments provided in medical records-keeping systems
Finding ambulance workers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Ambulance officer".
- 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. Germany, this exact job: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Entgeltatlas (median pay of full-time employees). 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.