Butchers, Fishmongers and Related Food Preparers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Pay in Germany for this job

German occupation used: Fleischer/in (Butcher), occupation code KldB 2010 29232. 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: Butchers (SOC 2020 code 5431). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 7511 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 5431, Butchers) 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 7511 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 butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers 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).

• Butcher
  German title: Fleischer
  Schlehbaumhof · Osnabrück · Posted 2026-10-17
• Butcher
  German title: Fleischer
  EDEKA Nordwest Stiftung & Co.KG · Sankt Peter-Ording · Posted 2026-10-16
• Butcher
  German title: Fleischer
  Jens Märkte Jens GmbH & Co. KG Rostock · Schönwalde am Bungsberg · Posted 2026-10-16
• Butcher
  German title: Fleischer
  Die Rostocker Wurst- und Schinkenspezialitäten GmbH · Rostock · Posted 2026-10-16
• Butcher
  German title: Metzger / Fleischer
  Metzgerei Ludwig Haller GmbH · Ohlstadt · Posted 2026-10-15
• Butcher
  German title: Metzger/Fleischer
  Sander Gourmet GmbH · Wiebelsheim, Hunsrück · 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

• Production employee in food production – Start immediately
  Swedish title: Produktionsmedarbetare inom livsmedelsproduktion – Start omgående
  Boxflow Staffing Syd AB · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-15
• Charcuterie work
  Swedish title: Charkuteri arbete
  Lugnås Charkuteri Aktiebolag · Mariestad · Posted 2026-10-13
• Employees of the food industry in Boden
  Swedish title: Medarbetare till livsmedelsindustri i Boden
  StudentConsulting Sweden AB (publ) · Boden · Posted 2026-10-12
• We are looking for new employees for Gooh, Atria's factory in Järna
  Swedish title: Vi söker nya medarbetare till Gooh, Atrias fabrik i Järna
  Atria Sweden Aktiebolag · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-06
• Employees in hatchery production
  Swedish title: Medarbetare inom kläckeriproduktion
  Wikan Personal AB · Eslöv · Posted 2026-10-06
• Cutter, Butcher
  Swedish title: Styckare, Slaktare
  R.M din bemanning AB · Posted 2026-10-05

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

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

Finding butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers jobs in Europe

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