Building Structure Cleaners: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Building Structure Cleaners is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7133) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Building exteriors cleaner
- Chimney sweep
- Sandblaster (building exteriors)
Latest building structure cleaners 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
156 open ads- Facade cleaner
German title: Fassadenreiniger
HOMEX Graffitientfernung & Fassadenschutz GmbH · Leipzig · Posted 2025-10-09 - Facade cleaner
German title: Fassadenreiniger
Fricke Grün Grünanlagenpflege A. Fricke e.K. · Leipzig · Posted 2025-06-03 - Facade cleaner
German title: Fassadenreiniger
TimePartner Personalmanagement GmbH · Nordhausen, Thüringen · Posted 2026-05-05 - Facade cleaner (building cleaning)
German title: Fassadenreiniger (Gebäudereinigung)
PerZukunft Arbeitsvermittlung GmbH & Co. KG · Berlin · Posted 2026-09-27 - Facade cleaner – full-time | Direct placement
German title: Fassadenreiniger – Vollzeit | Direktvermittlung
Akzent Personaldienstleistungen GmbH · Hamburg · Posted 2026-10-09 - Facade cleaner
German title: Fassadenreiniger
Graffiticleaner GmbH · Dortmund · Posted 2026-06-02
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
83 open ads- Sanitizer/Gustavsberg
Swedish title: Sanerare/Gustavsberg
Aleja AB · Värmdö · Posted 2026-10-16 - Sanitizer/Nacka
Swedish title: Sanerare/Nacka
Aleja AB · Nacka · Posted 2026-10-16 - Sanitizer/Raspberry Mountains
Swedish title: Sanerare/Hallonbergen
Aleja AB · Sundbyberg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Sanitizers with experience are sought!
Swedish title: Sanerare med erfarenhet sökes!
YA Gruppen AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-15 - We are looking for roof and facade cleaners for Bostadstättarna in Uppsala
Swedish title: Vi söker tak- och fasadtvättare till Bostadstvättarna i Uppsala
Bostadstvättarna i Sverige AB · Posted 2026-10-15 - ROOF CLEANING TECHNICIAN
Takteam i Sverige AB · Kalmar · 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 building structure cleaners are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | Not yet verified | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €1,370 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €4,885 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Hungary | Shortage | €1,088 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | €1,444 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Poland | Shortage | €1,093 a month | Warsaw: €840 |
| Sweden | Shortage | €3,464 a month * | Stockholm: €2,100 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,048 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | €683 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,362 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Greece | Surplus | €1,475 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,288 a month | Riga: €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 building structure cleaners alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What building structure cleaners do
Building structure cleaners clean exterior surfaces of buildings and other structures, and remove soot from chimneys.
Typical tasks
- Cleaning exterior surfaces of stone, brick, metal or similar materials by means of chemicals, or a jet of steam or sand applied under high pressure
- Removing soot from flues, chimneys and connecting pipes
- Removing asbestos, mould and fire-damaged surfaces from buildings
Finding building structure cleaners jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Chimney sweep".
- 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.