Electrical Line Installers and Repairers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Electrical Line Installers and Repairers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7413) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Electric cable jointer
- Electric power line worker
Latest electrical line installers and repairers 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
48 open ads- Power line technician
German title: Freileitungsmonteur
Manpowergroup Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG · Meppen · Posted 2026-10-07 - Power line technician
German title: Freileitungsmonteur
Manpowergroup Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG · Bielefeld · Posted 2026-10-06 - Power line technician
German title: Freileitungsmonteur
Manpowergroup Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG · Georgsmarienhütte · Posted 2026-10-04 - Power line technician
German title: Freileitungsmonteur
Omexom GA Nord GmbH · Magdeburg · Posted 2026-08-20 - Power line technician
German title: Freileitungsmonteur
SSS Energietechnik und Netzservice GmbH · Hainichen, Sachsen · Posted 2026-07-22 - Power line technician
German title: Freileitungsmonteur
Müller Elektromontage GmbH & Co. KG · Selters (Westerwald) · Posted 2026-07-09
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
87 open ads- Electrician Abisko Guesthouse
Swedish title: Elektriker Abisko Guesthouse
polar light AB · Kiruna · Posted 2026-10-16 - Electrician to Örebro
Swedish title: Elektriker till Örebro
Posti Logistics Staffing AB · Örebro · Posted 2026-10-16 - OPF Technician
Swedish title: OPF-tekniker
Infranord AB · Solna · Posted 2026-10-16 - Distribution Electrician
Swedish title: Distributionselektriker
Jobway AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Looking for travelling Service Technician - Stockholm Region
Mettler-Toledo Aktiebolag · Posted 2026-10-15 - Service technician with knowledge in electrical engineering
Swedish title: Servicetekniker med kunskap inom elteknik
Svenska Kraftprodukter AB · Oxelösund · 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 electrical line installers and repairers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Shortage | €3,048 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Belgium | Shortage | Not yet verified | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €683 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Croatia | Shortage | €1,092 a month * | Zagreb: €1,050 |
| Cyprus | Shortage | €1,461 a month | Nicosia: €750 |
| Germany | Shortage | €3,095 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,220 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €3,145 a month | Not yet verified |
| Norway | Shortage | €4,565 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Poland | Shortage | €1,093 a month | Warsaw: €840 |
| Portugal | Shortage | €1,083 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Romania | Shortage | €969 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Slovakia | Shortage | €1,292 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Spain | Shortage | €1,890 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
| 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 electrical line installers and repairers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What electrical line installers and repairers do
Electrical line installers and repairers install, repair and join electrical transmission and supply cables and related equipment.
Typical tasks
- Installing and repairing overhead and underground electrical power and electrical traction lines
- Making joints in overhead and underground cables
- Adhering to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas
- Opening switches or attaching grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs
- Climbing poles or using truck-mounted buckets to access equipment
- Identifying defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments
Finding electrical line installers and repairers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Electric cable jointer".
- 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.