Door-to-door Salespersons: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Door-to-door Salespersons is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 5243) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Door-to-door salesperson
  • Door-to-door sales representative
  • Party plan salesperson
7European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
3countries report a surplus
454open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
5243ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 7 European countries reported a shortage of door-to-door salespersons: Czechia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Norway, Romania and Spain. 3 reported a surplus: Belgium, Finland and Slovakia. Finland appears in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.

Latest door-to-door salespersons 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

271 open ads
  • Promoter
    promotionpark GmbH · Tauberbischofsheim · Posted 2026-10-18
  • Promoter
    DEKRA Arbeit GmbH · Magdeburg · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Promoter
    DSF-Die Kostenoptimierer · Freiburg im Breisgau · Posted 2026-10-08
  • Promoter
    DSF - Die Kostenoptimierer · Freiburg im Breisgau · Posted 2026-10-03
  • Promoter
    Stadtwerke Augsburg Holding GmbH · Augsburg, Bayern · Posted 2026-09-17
  • Promoter
    Lucas Pfeifer GmbH · Chemnitz, Sachsen · Posted 2025-11-12

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

Sweden

183 open ads

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

Where door-to-door salespersons are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all service and sales workers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
CzechiaShortage€1,124 a monthPrague: €1,250
GreeceShortage€1,166 a month *Athens: €1,150
ItalyShortage€2,003 a month *Rome: €1,300
NorwayShortage€3,853 a monthOslo: €2,000
RomaniaShortage€767 a month *Not yet verified
SpainShortage€1,574 a monthMadrid: €1,300
FinlandShortage and surplus€2,706 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
BelgiumSurplusNot yet verifiedBrussels: €1,150
SlovakiaSurplus€1,090 a monthBratislava: €910

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all service and sales workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for door-to-door salespersons alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What door-to-door salespersons do

Door-to-door salespersons describe, demonstrate and sell goods and services and solicit business for establishments by approaching or visiting potential customers, usually residents in private homes, by going from door to door.

Typical tasks

  • Giving details of various goods or services and of terms of sale by visiting clients and potential clients in private homes
  • Demonstrating or describing goods or services on offer
  • Recording orders and transactions and placing orders received with suppliers
  • Preparing invoices and sales contracts and accepting payment
  • Distributing letters, information sheets and other documents to clients
  • Compiling lists of prospective clients and calling on them to obtain new business
  • Travelling between sales areas and clients and transporting samples or goods for sale

Finding door-to-door salespersons jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Door-to-door salesperson".
  • 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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