Craft and Related Workers not Elsewhere Classified: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Craft and Related Workers not Elsewhere Classified is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7549) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Flower arranger
  • Optical lens finisher
  • Optical lens moulder
5European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
3countries report a surplus
1,903open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
7549ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 5 European countries reported a shortage of craft and related workers not elsewhere classified: Bulgaria, Czechia, Norway, Slovakia and Spain. 3 reported a surplus: Austria, Finland and Latvia.

Latest craft and related workers not elsewhere classified 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

1,337 open ads
  • Craftsperson
    German title: Handwerker
    Unique Personalservice GmbH · Kaarst · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Craftsperson
    German title: Handwerker
    iperdi GmbH · Ebersdorf bei Coburg · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Craftsperson
    German title: Handwerker
    Unique Personalservice GmbH · Meerbusch · Posted 2026-10-13
  • Craftsperson
    German title: Handwerker
    PERSO PLANKONTOR Nord GmbH · Lohne (Oldenburg) · Posted 2026-10-02
  • Craftsperson
    German title: Handwerker
    Arena Personal Management GmbH - Niederlassung Ludwigshafen · Heidelberg, Neckar · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Craftsperson
    German title: Handwerker
    Bäcker Wiedemann GmbH · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-01

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

Sweden

566 open ads

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

Where craft and related workers not elsewhere classified are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BulgariaShortage€683 a monthSofia: €650
CzechiaShortage€1,370 a monthPrague: €1,250
NorwayShortage€4,565 a monthOslo: €2,000
SlovakiaShortage€1,292 a monthBratislava: €910
SpainShortage€1,890 a monthMadrid: €1,300
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 craft and related workers not elsewhere classified alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What craft and related workers not elsewhere classified do

This group covers craft and trade occupations not classified elsewhere in Major Group 7: Craft and Related Trades Workers. For instance, the group includes those who mould, slice, grind and polish optical lenses and those who arrange flowers for display.

Typical tasks

  • In such cases tasks would include -
  • Heating, moulding and pressing optical glass to make lens blanks
  • Grinding and polishing lens blanks

Finding craft and related workers not elsewhere classified jobs in Europe

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