Bicycle and Related Repairers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Bicycle and Related Repairers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7234) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Bicycle mechanic
  • Bicycle repairer
  • Perambulator repairer
  • Wheelchair repairer
6European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
4countries report a surplus
1,364open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
7234ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 6 European countries reported a shortage of bicycle and related repairers: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands and Sweden. 4 reported a surplus: Austria, Finland, Hungary and Latvia. Hungary appears in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.

Latest bicycle and related repairers 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

602 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

762 open ads

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

Where bicycle and related repairers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BelgiumShortageNot yet verifiedBrussels: €1,150
DenmarkShortage€4,885 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
GermanyShortage€3,095 a monthBerlin: €1,350
NetherlandsShortage€3,145 a monthNot yet verified
SwedenShortage€3,464 a month *Stockholm: €2,100
HungaryShortage and surplus€1,088 a month *Budapest: €910
AustriaSurplus€3,048 a month *Vienna: €1,250
FinlandSurplus€3,362 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
LatviaSurplus€1,288 a monthRiga: €870

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

What bicycle and related repairers do

Bicycle and related repairers fit, maintain, service and repair the mechanical and related equipment of bicycles, rickshaws, baby carriages, wheelchairs and similar non-motorized transport equipment.

Typical tasks

  • Examining, servicing and repairing bicycles and other non-motorized transport equipment
  • Cleaning and lubricating bearings and other moving parts
  • Replacing and repairing components and accessories, such as brakes, gears, driving chain mechanism, wheels, and handle bars
  • Changing tyres and controlling air pressure
  • Spray-painting frames
  • Assembling new bicycles, wheelchairs and similar non-motorized equipment

Finding bicycle and related repairers jobs in Europe

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

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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