Cabinet-makers and Related Workers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Cabinet-makers and Related Workers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7522) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Cabinet-maker
  • Cartwright
  • Furniture cabinet-maker
  • Wheelwright
  • Wood patternmaker
11European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
5countries report a surplus
9,536open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
7522ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 11 European countries reported a shortage of cabinet-makers and related workers: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden. 5 reported a surplus: Czechia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia and Romania.

Latest cabinet-makers and related 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

9,509 open ads
  • Joiner
    German title: Tischler
    AERO HighProfessionals GmbH · Hamburg · Posted 2026-10-18
  • Joiner
    German title: Tischler
    PINK Personalmanagement GmbH · Polch · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Joiner
    German title: Tischler
    PINK Personalmanagement GmbH · Hillscheid, Westerwald · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Joiner
    German title: Tischler
    Randstad Deutschland · Kirchlinteln · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Joiner
    German title: Tischler
    NIHS GmbH · Saterland · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Joiner
    German title: Tischler
    NIHS GmbH · Visbek, Kreis Vechta · Posted 2026-10-16

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

Sweden

27 open ads

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

Where cabinet-makers and related workers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
AustriaShortage€3,048 a month *Vienna: €1,250
BelgiumShortageNot yet verifiedBrussels: €1,150
BulgariaShortage€683 a monthSofia: €650
DenmarkShortage€4,885 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
GermanyShortage€3,095 a monthBerlin: €1,350
ItalyShortage€2,220 a month *Rome: €1,300
LithuaniaShortage€1,444 a monthVilnius: €830
NorwayShortage€4,565 a monthOslo: €2,000
PortugalShortage€1,083 a month *Lisbon: €1,400
SloveniaShortage€1,645 a monthLjubljana: €950
SwedenShortage€3,464 a month *Stockholm: €2,100
CzechiaSurplus€1,370 a monthPrague: €1,250
FinlandSurplus€3,362 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
HungarySurplus€1,088 a month *Budapest: €910
LatviaSurplus€1,288 a monthRiga: €870
RomaniaSurplus€969 a month *Not yet verified

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

What cabinet-makers and related workers do

Cabinet-makers and related workers make, decorate and repair wooden furniture, carts and other vehicles, wheels, parts, fittings, patterns, models and other wooden products using woodworking machines, machine tools and specialized hand tools.

Typical tasks

  • Operating woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, mortisers and shapers, and using hand tools to cut, shape and form parts and components
  • Studying plans, verifying dimensions of articles to be made, or preparing specifications and checking the quality and fit of pieces in order to ensure adherence to specifications
  • Trimming joints and fitting parts and subassemblies together to form complete units using glue and clamps, and reinforcing joints using nails, screws or other fasteners
  • Making, restyling and repairing various wooden articles, such as cabinets, furniture, vehicles, scale models, sports equipment and other parts or products
  • Decorating furniture and fixtures by inlaying wood, applying veneer and carving designs
  • Finishing surfaces of wooden articles or furniture

Finding cabinet-makers and related workers jobs in Europe

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