Messengers, Package Deliverers and Luggage Porters: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Messengers, Package Deliverers and Luggage Porters is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 9621) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Hotel porter
- Leaflet deliverer
- Luggage porter
- Messenger
- Newspaper deliverer
Latest messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters 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
179 open ads- Courier driver
German title: Kurierfahrer
MVZ HPH Institut für Pathologie und Hämatopathologie GmbH · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-15 - Courier driver
German title: Kurierfahrer
Mario Harder - Boddenkurier · Pasewalk · Posted 2026-10-12 - Courier driver;in
German title: Kurierfahrer;in
mkd-kurier gmbh · Stuttgart · Posted 2026-06-22 - Courier driver
German title: Kurierfahrer
P.U.MA Express · Verden (Aller) · Posted 2026-10-09 - Courier driver
German title: Kurierfahrer
mkd-kurier gmbh · Kaiserslautern · Posted 2025-09-01 - Courier driver
German title: Kurierfahrer
mkd-kurier gmbh · Dortmund · Posted 2025-08-11
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
145 open ads- Transport worker to the Eastern Hospital - hourly substitute
Swedish title: Transportarbetare till Östra Sjukhuset - timvikariat
VÄSTRA GÖTALANDSREGIONEN · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Veterans for snow shoveling missions in Västerås!
Swedish title: Veteraner till snöskottningsuppdrag i Västerås!
Veterankraft AB · Västerås · Posted 2026-10-16 - Service Assistant at BMC
Swedish title: Serviceassistent vid BMC
Lunds Universitet · Lund · Posted 2026-10-16 - Caretaker sought to Aneby municipality
Swedish title: Vaktmästare sökes till Aneby kommun
Aneby kommun · Aneby · Posted 2026-10-16 - Snow shoveling in Ängelholm and the surrounding area
Swedish title: Snöskottning i Ängelholm med omnejd
Logent Bemanning AB · Ängelholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Temporary - Bike host at the Traffic Office's Cykeljour
Swedish title: Vikariat - Cykelvärd på Trafikkontorets Cykeljour
Stockholms kommun · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all workers in elementary occupations (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | Shortage | €952 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Hungary | Shortage | €683 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Italy | Shortage | €1,850 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Romania | Shortage | €720 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €1,368 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Austria | Surplus | €2,243 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | €488 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Finland | Surplus | €2,454 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €908 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Lithuania | Surplus | €1,001 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Malta | Surplus | Not yet verified | Valletta: €1,050 |
| Norway | Surplus | €3,748 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Portugal | Surplus | €929 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
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 messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters do
Messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters carry and deliver messages, packages and other items on foot, within an establishment or between establishments, to households and elsewhere, or carry luggage, especially at hotels, stations and airports.
Typical tasks
- Delivering messages, packages and other items within an establishment or between establishments, or elsewhere
- Delivering various goods to and from enterprises, shops, households and other places
- Carrying and delivering luggage at hotels, stations, airports, and elsewhere
- Receiving and marking baggage by completing and attaching claim checks
- Planning and following the most efficient route
- Sorting items to be delivered according to the delivery route
Finding messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Luggage porter".
- 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.