Mixed Crop and Animal Producers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Mixed Crop and Animal Producers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 6130) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Farmer (mixed farming)
  • Skilled farm worker (mixed farming)
5European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
5countries report a surplus
1,671open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
6130ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 5 European countries reported a shortage of mixed crop and animal producers: Czechia, Denmark, Hungary, Italy and Netherlands. 5 reported a surplus: Austria, Finland, Hungary, Portugal and Slovakia. Hungary appears in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.

Latest mixed crop and animal 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

1,664 open ads
  • Farmer
    German title: Landwirt
    Kinder- und Jugendbauernhof Nickern e.V. · Dresden · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Farmer
    German title: Landwirt
    TAOASIS GmbH · Lage, Lippe · Posted 2026-10-13
  • Farmer
    German title: Landwirt
    Maschinenring Personaldienste GmbH · Gammelsdorf · Posted 2026-10-08
  • Farmer
    German title: Landwirt
    Tempton Personaldienstleistungen GmbH NL Stralsund · Ahrenshagen-Daskow · Posted 2026-10-01
  • Farmer
    German title: Landwirt
    Maschinenring Personaldienste GmbH · Gammelsdorf · Posted 2026-09-30
  • Farmer
    German title: Landwirt
    Hofgut Klein Schneen · Friedland, Kreis Göttingen · Posted 2026-09-24

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

Sweden

7 open ads

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

Where mixed crop and animal producers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
CzechiaShortageNot yet verifiedPrague: €1,250
DenmarkShortageNot yet verifiedCopenhagen: €1,800
ItalyShortageNot yet verifiedRome: €1,300
NetherlandsShortageNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
HungaryShortage and surplusNot yet verifiedBudapest: €910
AustriaSurplusNot yet verifiedVienna: €1,250
FinlandSurplusNot yet verifiedHelsinki: €1,150
PortugalSurplusNot yet verifiedLisbon: €1,400
SlovakiaSurplusNot yet verifiedBratislava: €910

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 mixed crop and animal producers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What mixed crop and animal producers do

Mixed crop and animal producers plan, organize and perform farming operations to grow and harvest field, tree and various other crops, as well as to breed, raise and tend animals and to produce a variety of animal husbandry products, for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

Typical tasks

  • Monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of crops to be grown and animals to be raised, and planning and coordinating production accordingly
  • Purchasing seeds, fertilizer and other supplies
  • Performing operations such as land preparation, sowing, planting, cultivating and harvesting crops
  • Producing or buying fodder and other food supplies
  • Breeding, raising and tending animals
  • Killing and skinning animals, and preparing animals or animal products for market
  • Renting or investing in, and maintaining and cleaning farm buildings, machinery, equipment and structures
  • Storing and carrying out some processing of 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 mixed crop and animal producers jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Farmer (mixed farming)".
  • 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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