Process Control Technicians Not Elsewhere Classified: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Process Control Technicians Not Elsewhere Classified is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3139) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Automated assembly line operator
  • Industrial robot controller
  • Panel board operator (pulp and paper)
  • Paper pulp refinery operator
  • Pulping control operator
  • Pulping technician
5European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
6countries report a surplus
471open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
3139ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 5 European countries reported a shortage of process control technicians not elsewhere classified: Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania and Romania. 6 reported a surplus: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, Latvia and Slovakia. Bulgaria appears in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.

Latest process control technicians not elsewhere classified 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

455 open ads
  • Plant operator
    German title: Anlagenfahrer
    Dr. Otto Suwelack Nachf. GmbH & Co. KG · Billerbeck, Westfalen · Posted 2026-10-18
  • Plant operator
    German title: Anlagenfahrer
    AUREA GmbH · Düsseldorf · Posted 2026-10-11
  • Plant operator
    German title: Anlagenfahrer
    team agrar GmbH · Kiel · Posted 2026-10-08
  • Plant operator
    German title: Anlagenfahrer
    TTI Personaldienstleistung GmbH · Sünching · Posted 2026-10-01
  • Plant operator
    German title: Anlagenfahrer
    Käserei Champignon Hofmeister GmbH & Co. KG · Kammlach · Posted 2026-10-08
  • Plant operator
    German title: Anlagenfahrer
    DIEPA GmbH Filiale Zeitz · Zeitz, Elster · Posted 2026-10-08

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

Sweden

16 open ads

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

Where process control technicians not elsewhere classified are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BelgiumShortage€4,368 a month *Brussels: €1,150
GreeceShortage€1,682 a month *Athens: €1,150
LithuaniaShortage€1,749 a monthVilnius: €830
RomaniaShortage€1,292 a month *Not yet verified
BulgariaShortage and surplus€966 a monthSofia: €650
AustriaSurplus€3,816 a month *Vienna: €1,250
CzechiaSurplus€1,724 a monthPrague: €1,250
FinlandSurplus€3,684 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
LatviaSurplus€1,618 a monthRiga: €870
SlovakiaSurplus€1,562 a monthBratislava: €910

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all technicians and associate professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for process control technicians not elsewhere classified alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What process control technicians not elsewhere classified do

This unit group covers process control technicians not classified elsewhere in Minor Group 313: Process Control Technicians. For instance, the unit group includes those who operate multiple process control equipment in manufacturing assembly lines and paper and pulp production.

Finding process control technicians not elsewhere classified jobs in Europe

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