Livestock Farm Labourers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Livestock Farm Labourers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 9212) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Livestock farm labourer
9European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
5countries report a surplus
59open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
9212ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 9 European countries reported a shortage of livestock farm labourers: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Lithuania and Luxembourg. 5 reported a surplus: Austria, Finland, Germany, Latvia and Romania. Finland appears in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.

Latest livestock farm 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

51 open ads

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

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

Where livestock farm labourers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all workers in elementary occupations (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BulgariaShortage€488 a monthSofia: €650
CyprusShortage€1,190 a monthNicosia: €750
CzechiaShortage€952 a monthPrague: €1,250
DenmarkShortage€3,652 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
GreeceShortage€1,130 a month *Athens: €1,150
ItalyShortage€1,850 a month *Rome: €1,300
LithuaniaShortage€1,001 a monthVilnius: €830
LuxembourgShortage€2,963 a month *Luxembourg: €1,900
FinlandShortage and surplus€2,454 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
AustriaSurplus€2,243 a month *Vienna: €1,250
GermanySurplus€2,150 a monthBerlin: €1,350
LatviaSurplus€908 a monthRiga: €870
RomaniaSurplus€720 a month *Not yet verified

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

What livestock farm labourers do

Livestock farm labourers perform simple and routine tasks in farm production of animals, including poultry and insects.

Typical tasks

  • Digging and shovelling to clear ditches or for other purposes
  • Loading and unloading supplies, produce and other materials
  • Feeding, watering and cleaning animals and keeping their quarters clean
  • Monitoring livestock and reporting on their condition
  • Assisting with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock
  • Assisting with herding, droving and separating livestock for milking, shearing, transportation or slaughter and between pastures
  • Collecting eggs and placing in incubators
  • Raking, pitching, stacking and storing hay, straw and other types of animal feed and bedding
  • Grading, sorting, packing produce into containers
  • Performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings, equipment and fences

Finding livestock farm labourers jobs in Europe

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

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