Forestry and Related Workers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Forestry and Related Workers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 6210) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Charcoal burner
- Logger
- Logging climber
- Skilled forestry worker
- Timber cruiser
- Tree feller
11European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
6countries report a surplus
660open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
6210ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 11 European countries reported a shortage of forestry and related workers: Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden. 6 reported a surplus: Austria, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia and Romania. Greece and Hungary appear in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.
Latest forestry 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
642 open ads- Forestry worker
German title: Forstwirt
Stadt Würzburg · Würzburg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Forestry worker
German title: Forstwirt
Actief Personalmanagement GmbH Waldheim · Roßwein · Posted 2026-10-15 - Forestry worker
German title: FORSTWIRT
Marcel May · Laudenbach, Bergstraße · Posted 2026-10-13 - Forestry worker
German title: Forstwirtin / Forstwirt
Stadtverwaltung Sundern · Sundern (Sauerland) · Posted 2026-10-12 - Forestry worker
German title: Forstwirt
Furnier- und Holzwerk Mittenaar GmbH · Mittenaar · Posted 2026-10-12 - Forestry worker
German title: Forstwirt
Stadt Nürtingen · Nürtingen · Posted 2026-10-12
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
18 open ads- Management and forest clearers
Swedish title: Lednings- och skogsröjare
Nilssons Jord & Skog i Silsjönäs AB · Strömsund · Posted 2026-10-16 - Forest Workers - Clearing and Planting
Swedish title: Skogsarbetare - Röjning och Plantering
Sundins Skogsplantor AB · Växjö · Posted 2026-10-16 - Forestry worker, planting
Swedish title: Skogsarbetare, plantering
Magnus Thor AB · Posted 2026-10-14 - Timber meter for Bygdsiljum
Swedish title: Virkesmätare till Bygdsiljum
Biometria ek. för. · Skellefteå · Posted 2026-10-13 - Bush clearing
Swedish title: Skogsröjning
HK Silvia AB · Kramfors · Posted 2026-10-13 - Manual logger
Swedish title: Manuell skogsarbetare
Karlslunds Skog AB · Posted 2026-10-11
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where forestry and related workers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | Not yet verified | Sofia: €650 |
| Denmark | Shortage | Not yet verified | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| France | Shortage | Not yet verified | Paris: €1,550 |
| Germany | Shortage | €2,640 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Italy | Shortage | Not yet verified | Rome: €1,300 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Portugal | Shortage | Not yet verified | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Slovenia | Shortage | Not yet verified | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Sweden | Shortage | Not yet verified | Stockholm: €2,100 |
| Greece | Shortage and surplus | €1,210 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Hungary | Shortage and surplus | Not yet verified | Budapest: €910 |
| Austria | Surplus | Not yet verified | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | Not yet verified | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | Not yet verified | Riga: €870 |
| Romania | Surplus | €754 a month * | Not yet verified |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for forestry 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 forestry and related workers do
Forestry and related workers plan, organize and perform operations to cultivate, conserve and exploit natural and plantation forests.
Typical tasks
- Assessing sites for reforestation, selecting seedlings and planting trees using manual planting tools and establishing and caring for forest stands
- Locating trees to be felled and estimating volume of timber
- Operating chainsaw and other power saws to thin young forest stands, trim, top and fell trees and saw them into logs
- Shaping rough wooden products from logs at felling site
- Stacking logs and loading them in chutes or floating them down rivers
- Keeping watch to detect forest fires, participating in firefighting operations, completing firefighting reports and maintaining firefighting equipment
- Controlling weeds and undergrowth in regenerating forest stands using manual tools and chemicals
- Operating and maintaining a skidder, bulldozer or other prime mover to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated
- Collecting seed cones, pruning trees, assisting in planting surveys and marking trees for subsequent operations
- Training and supervising other workers in forestry procedures, including forestry labourers and plant operators
Finding forestry and related workers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Logger".
- 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.