Building Construction Labourers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Building Construction Labourers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 9313) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Bricklayer's assistant
- Construction labourer (building work)
- Demolition labourer
- Hod carrier
Latest building construction labourers 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
1,772 open ads- Construction labourer
German title: Bauhelfer
Carsten Grimmig GmbH · Heidelberg, Neckar · Posted 2026-10-15 - Construction labourer
German title: Bauhelfer
Erik Fedotov · Friesoythe · Posted 2026-10-18 - Construction labourer
German title: Bauhelfer
ZCR GmbH · Bremen · Posted 2026-07-24 - Construction labourer
German title: Bauhelfer
Bauunternehmen Mario Schwarz · Lützow · Posted 2026-07-27 - Construction labourer
German title: Bauhelfer
Hausmann Versorgungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG · Wermelskirchen · Posted 2026-10-13 - Construction labourer
German title: Bauhelfer
AKTIV Personal-Service GmbH NL Nürnberg · Nürnberg, Mittelfranken · Posted 2026-03-23
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
92 open ads- Painter
Swedish title: Målare
Arplatt AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-18 - Rough labourer/Extra/ Högdalen
Swedish title: Grovarbetare/Extra/ Högdalen
Aleja AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Rough Worker/Garage/Skarpnäck
Swedish title: Grovarbetare/Garage/Skarpnäck
Aleja AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Rivare/Extra/Sundbyberg
Aleja AB · Sundbyberg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Rough labourer/Preschool/Hökarängen/ Extra
Swedish title: Grovarbetare/Förskola/Hökarängen/ Extra
Aleja AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Miners/Garage/ Huddinge
Swedish title: Grovarbetare/Garage/ Huddinge
Aleja AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where building construction labourers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all workers in elementary occupations (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €488 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Croatia | Shortage | €900 a month * | Zagreb: €1,050 |
| Cyprus | Shortage | €1,190 a month | Nicosia: €750 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €952 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Hungary | Shortage | €683 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Italy | Shortage | €1,850 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Latvia | Shortage | €908 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Poland | Shortage | €867 a month | Warsaw: €840 |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €1,368 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Belgium | Shortage and surplus | €2,924 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Slovakia | Shortage and surplus | €910 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Austria | Surplus | €2,243 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Estonia | Surplus | €1,044 a month | Tallinn: €720 |
| Finland | Surplus | €2,454 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Germany | Surplus | €2,150 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Greece | Surplus | €1,130 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Lithuania | Surplus | €1,001 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Norway | Surplus | €3,748 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Romania | Surplus | €720 a month * | Not yet verified |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all workers in elementary occupations in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for building construction labourers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What building construction labourers do
Building construction labourers perform routine tasks in connection with building construction and demolition work.
Typical tasks
- Cleaning used building bricks and doing other simple work on demolition sites
- Mixing, pouring and spreading materials such as concrete, plaster and mortar
- Digging and filling holes and trenches using hand held tools
- Spreading sand, soil, gravel and similar materials
- Loading and unloading construction materials, excavated material and equipment and transporting them around construction sites using wheelbarrows, hods and hand trucks
- Cleaning work sites and removing obstructions
Finding building construction labourers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Hod carrier".
- 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.