Hand Launderers and Pressers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Hand Launderers and Pressers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 9121) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Dry-cleaner (hand)
  • Hand launderer
  • Hand presser
  • Ironer
5European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
6countries report a surplus
113open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
9121ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 5 European countries reported a shortage of hand launderers and pressers: Denmark, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands and Romania. 6 reported a surplus: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia and Sweden.

Latest hand launderers and pressers 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

23 open ads
  • Laundry assistant
    German title: Wäschereihelfer
    persona service AG & Co. KG Niederlassung Heiligenstadt · Heilbad Heiligenstadt · Posted 2024-06-12
  • Laundry assistant
    German title: Wäschereihelfer
    Pfalz Personalservice GmbH · Ramstein-Miesenbach · Posted 2025-07-17
  • Laundry assistant
    German title: Wäschereihelfer
    Zer-O-Wash · Geretsried · Posted 2024-11-17
  • Laundry assistant
    German title: Wäschereihelfer
    IH plus Personaldienstleistungs GmbH · Kaiserslautern · Posted 2025-08-12
  • Laundry assistant
    German title: Wäschereihelfer
    3K Personaldienste GmbH · Bottrop · Posted 2026-04-09
  • Laundry assistant
    German title: Wäschereihelfer
    Personalhaus Bielefeld GmbH & Co. KG · Minden, Westfalen · Posted 2026-07-27

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

Sweden

90 open ads

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

Where hand launderers and pressers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all workers in elementary occupations (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
DenmarkShortage€3,652 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
HungaryShortage€683 a month *Budapest: €910
LithuaniaShortage€1,001 a monthVilnius: €830
NetherlandsShortage€1,983 a monthNot yet verified
RomaniaShortage€720 a month *Not yet verified
AustriaSurplus€2,243 a month *Vienna: €1,250
BelgiumSurplus€2,924 a month *Brussels: €1,150
BulgariaSurplus€488 a monthSofia: €650
GreeceSurplus€1,130 a month *Athens: €1,150
LatviaSurplus€908 a monthRiga: €870
SwedenSurplus€2,611 a month *Stockholm: €2,100

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 hand launderers and pressers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What hand launderers and pressers do

Hand launderers and pressers launder, press or dry-clean garments, linen and other textiles by hand.

Typical tasks

  • Laundering and pressing linen, clothing, fabrics and similar articles by hand in a laundry or other establishment
  • Cleaning, by hand and with chemical solutions, clothing, fabrics, leather goods and similar articles, in a dry-cleaning or other establishment
  • Replacing buttons and making minor repairs
  • Placing articles on shelves and hanging articles for delivery and collection

Finding hand launderers and pressers jobs in Europe

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