Other Cleaning Workers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Other Cleaning Workers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 9129) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Carpet cleaner
- Cooling tower cleaner
- Graffiti cleaner
- Swimming pool cleaner
- Water blaster
Latest other cleaning workers 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
11,959 open ads- Cleaner
German title: Reinigungskraft
kontrast GmbH Haus- u. Grundbesitz · Bühl, Baden · Posted 2026-10-18 - Cleaner
German title: Reinigungskraft
Sonnenberg Klinik gGmbH Fachklinik für analytische Psychotherapie · Stuttgart · Posted 2026-10-01 - Cleaner
German title: Reinigungskraft
Alpenland Haus der Betreuung und Pflege am Deutenberg · Villingen-Schwenningen · Posted 2026-10-18 - Cleaner
German title: Reinigungskraft
Dr. Baumgartner / Prof. Dr. Stich GbR · Emmendingen · Posted 2026-10-17 - Cleaner
German title: Reinigungskraft
Johannes De Crescenzo · Forstern, Oberbayern · Posted 2026-10-14 - Cleaner
German title: Reinigungskraft
Klinik Norderney · Norderney · Posted 2026-10-16
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- Snow shoveling on roofs
Swedish title: Snö skottning på tak
Big Space AB · Norrtälje · Posted 2026-10-18 - Sanitizer/Gustavsberg
Swedish title: Sanerare/Gustavsberg
Aleja AB · Värmdö · Posted 2026-10-16 - Sanitizer/Nacka
Swedish title: Sanerare/Nacka
Aleja AB · Nacka · Posted 2026-10-16 - Sanitizer/Raspberry Mountains
Swedish title: Sanerare/Hallonbergen
Aleja AB · Sundbyberg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Laundry Assistant
Swedish title: Tvättbiträde
REGION KALMAR LÄN · Västervik · Posted 2026-10-16 - Sanitizers with experience are sought!
Swedish title: Sanerare med erfarenhet sökes!
YA Gruppen AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-15
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where other cleaning workers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all workers in elementary occupations (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Shortage | €2,150 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €1,983 a month | Not yet verified |
| Romania | Shortage | €720 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Spain | Shortage | €1,523 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
| Sweden | Shortage | €2,611 a month * | Stockholm: €2,100 |
| Belgium | Shortage and surplus | €2,924 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Finland | Shortage and surplus | €2,454 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Hungary | Shortage and surplus | €683 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Austria | Surplus | €2,243 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | €488 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Greece | Surplus | €1,130 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €908 a month | Riga: €870 |
| 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 other cleaning workers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What other cleaning workers do
This unit group includes cleaning workers not classified elsewhere. The group includes, for instance, those who clean surfaces, materials and objects, such as carpets, walls, swimming pools and cooling towers, using specialized cleaning equipment and chemicals.
Typical tasks
- In such instances tasks would include -
- Cleaning carpets and upholstered furniture using cleaning machines and their attachments
- Selecting and applying cleaning agents to remove stains from carpets
- Treating carpets with soil-repellent chemicals and deodorants, and treating for pests
- Cleaning stone walls, metal surfaces and fascias using high pressure water cleaners and solvents
- Applying chemicals and high-pressure cleaning methods to remove micro-organisms from water and filtration systems
- Using wet vacuums and other suction equipment to remove scale, accumulated dirt and other deposits from swimming pools, cooling tower components and drains
Finding other cleaning workers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Water blaster".
- 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.