Livestock and Dairy Producers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Livestock and Dairy Producers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 6121) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Cattle farmer
- Dairy farmer
- Dog breeder
- Drover
- Goat farmer
- Horse breeder
- Shearer
- Sheep farmer
- Shepherd
- Stockman/woman
Latest livestock and dairy producers 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
337 open ads- Livestock farmer
German title: Tierwirt
AGRO Agrarprodukt- und Handels GmbH · Erfurt · Posted 2026-08-21 - Livestock farmer
German title: Tierwirt
persona service AG & Co. KG · Döbeln · Posted 2026-08-14 - Livestock farmer
German title: Tierwirt
Agrargenossenschaft Lößnitz-Stollberg eG. · Lößnitz · Posted 2026-07-15 - Livestock farmer for
German title: Tierwirt für
Mutterkuhhof Viesen GmbH · Rosenau bei Wusterwitz · Posted 2026-04-20 - Livestock farmer
German title: Tierwirt
Agrargenossenschaft Klitten eG · Boxberg/Oberlausitz · Posted 2026-01-21 - Livestock farmer
German title: Tierwirt
LVV-Ökozentrum Werratal/Thüringen Betriebs GmbH · Vachdorf · Posted 2026-07-29
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
39 open ads- Temporary horse keeper stable work at riding school
Swedish title: Vikariat hästskötare stallarbete på ridskola
Lövsta Gårds Ridskola AB · Huddinge · Posted 2026-10-17 - Temporary stable manager
Swedish title: Vikariat stallansvarig
Braås Ponny- och Ridklubb · Växjö · Posted 2026-10-15 - Stable technician, substitute
Swedish title: Stalltekniker, vikariat
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet · Umeå · Posted 2026-10-15 - Are you our new dog groomer at Dogman and Friends in Väla?
Swedish title: Är du vår nya hundfrisör på Dogman and Friends på Väla?
AB Dogman · Helsingborg · Posted 2026-10-14 - Animal keeper in the cowshed at Blekinge Naturbruksgymnasium
Swedish title: Djurskötare i kostallet på Blekinge Naturbruksgymnasium
Ronneby kommun · Ronneby · Posted 2026-10-14 - Animal keeper - Hageby Lantbruk AB
Swedish title: Djurskötare - Hageby Lantbruk AB
Hageby Lantbruk Aktiebolag · Vadstena · Posted 2026-10-14
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where livestock and dairy producers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | Shortage | Not yet verified | Prague: €1,250 |
| Denmark | Shortage | Not yet verified | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Germany | Shortage | €2,640 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Hungary | Shortage | Not yet verified | Budapest: €910 |
| Italy | Shortage | Not yet verified | Rome: €1,300 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | Not yet verified | Vilnius: €830 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Norway | Shortage | €4,015 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Slovakia | Shortage | Not yet verified | Bratislava: €910 |
| Bulgaria | Shortage and surplus | Not yet verified | Sofia: €650 |
| Austria | Surplus | Not yet verified | Vienna: €1,250 |
| 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 livestock and dairy producers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What livestock and dairy producers do
Livestock and dairy producers plan, organize and perform farming operations to breed and raise domesticated animals (excluding poultry), such as cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses and camels, for the production of meat, milk and other dairy products, skins and wool or for use as working, sporting or recreational animals, for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.
Typical tasks
- Monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of stock to produce, planning and coordinating production accordingly
- Cultivating pastures and providing and monitoring fodder and water supplies to maintain appropriate nutritional levels and condition of livestock
- Monitoring and examining animals to detect illness, injury or disease, and to check physical condition such as rate of weight gain
- Grooming, marking, clipping, trimming, drenching and/or castrating animals and shearing coats to collect hair or wool
- Herding livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, sheds, vehicles, or other enclosures
- Milking animals by hand or using milking machines
- Mixing feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions and distributing or hand feeding to animals for consumption
- Performing duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding, artificial insemination and helping with animal births
- Maintaining and cleaning farm buildings, machinery, equipment and structures
- Slaughtering and skinning animals and preparing them for market
- Storing and carrying out some processing of animal and dairy produce
- Promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of livestock, produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of farm activities and transactions
- Training and supervising workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties, and health and safety precautions, and hiring and discharging workers and contractors
Finding livestock and dairy producers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Drover".
- 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.