Forestry Labourers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Forestry Labourers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 9215) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Axeman/woman
- Forestry labourer
- Tree planter
Latest forestry labourers 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
3 open ads- Forestry helper wanted
German title: Forsthelfer gesucht
Timbercut Forstwirtschaft Kollautz · Bad Schmiedeberg · Posted 2026-08-13 - Assistant for our operation Forest Project
German title: Hilfskraft für unseren Betrieb Waldprojekt
Weißer Rabe soziale Betriebe und Dienste GmbH · Baierbrunn, Isartal · Posted 2026-08-18 - Forestry worker
German title: Forstwirt
Freiherrlich v. Herman'sches Forstamt · Wain · Posted 2026-03-23
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
8 open ads- Nursery worker with coordination responsibility
Swedish title: Plantskolearbetare med samordningsansvar
Södra Skogsägarna ekonomisk förening · Falkenberg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Plant technician Växjö part-time 60%
Swedish title: Växttekniker Växjö deltid 60%
Ambius Aktiebolag · Växjö · Posted 2026-10-15 - Reaper
Swedish title: Skördearbetare
Hallands Bär Aktiebolag · Halmstad · Posted 2026-10-15 - Planter and berry picker in strawberry cultivation
Swedish title: Plantör och bärplockare i jordgubbsodling
Siggetorp Lantbruk AB · Lidköping · Posted 2026-10-14 - Strawberry Picker
Swedish title: Jordgubbsplockare
Sturessons Lantbruk Aktiebolag · Mörbylånga · Posted 2026-10-12 - Seasonal Workers for Strawberry and Fruit Farming 2027
Frukt & Bär i Villands Vånga AB · Kristianstad · Posted 2026-10-05
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where forestry labourers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all workers in elementary occupations (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €488 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €3,652 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,130 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Italy | Shortage | €1,850 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Latvia | Shortage | €908 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Hungary | Shortage and surplus | €683 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Finland | Surplus | €2,454 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Romania | Surplus | €720 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Spain | Surplus | €1,523 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all workers in elementary occupations in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for forestry labourers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What forestry labourers do
Forestry labourers perform simple and routine tasks to cultivate and maintain natural and plantation forests, and log, fell and saw trees.
Typical tasks
- Digging holes for tree planting
- Stacking and loading logs and timber
- Clearing undergrowth in forest stands and thinning young plantations
- Maintaining look-out for fires in forests
- Removing major branches and tree tops, trimming branches and sawing trunks into logs
- Operating and maintaining manual and hand-held machine saws to fell trees and cut felled trees and branches into logs
- Collecting seeds, and planting seedlings
- Performing minor repairs and maintenance of forest roads, buildings, facilities, and equipment
Finding forestry labourers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Forestry labourer".
- 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.