Sewing, Embroidery and Related Workers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Sewing, Embroidery and Related Workers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7533) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Embroiderer
- Sewer
- Umbrella maker
Latest sewing, embroidery and related 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
390 open ads- Seamstress
German title: Näher
spp direkt Jena GmbH Niederlassung Sonneberg · Coburg · Posted 2026-10-11 - Seamstress
German title: Näher
persona service AG & Co.KG · Zeulenroda-Triebes · Posted 2026-10-09 - Seamstress
German title: Näher
SYNERGIE Personal Solutions GmbH · Grafschaft b. Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler · Posted 2026-10-09 - Seamstress
German title: Näher
C. Beuthel GmbH & Co. KG · Langenfeld (Rheinland) · Posted 2026-10-07 - Seam stress
German title: Näherin
Antek GmbH · München · Posted 2026-10-06 - Seamstress
German title: Näher
HSM Personalservice GmbH & Co. KG · Herbrechtingen · 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
7 open ads- Employee Gotain Ateljé
Swedish title: Medarbetare Gotain Ateljé
gotain AB · Malmö · Posted 2026-10-16 - Seamstress Gotain Studio
Swedish title: Sömmerska Gotain Ateljé
gotain AB · Malmö · Posted 2026-10-16 - Sewing work in Curtain & Home Textile
Swedish title: Sömnadsarbete inom Gardin & Hemtextil
Wave Stockholm AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Shop salesperson with sewing skills for textile shop in Varberg
Swedish title: Butikssäljare med sömnadskunskaper till textilbutik i Varberg
Milander Nordic Partner AB · Varberg · Posted 2026-09-15 - Production Associates – Join us in starting a brand new department!
Swedish title: Produktionsmedarbetare – Var med och starta en helt ny avdelning!
Submit AB · Lidingö · Posted 2026-09-03 - Experienced seamstress/ tailor
Swedish title: Erfaren sömmerska/ skräddare
Enskede Skrädderi & Kemtvätt AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-08-12
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where sewing, embroidery and related workers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €683 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €1,370 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €4,885 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Germany | Shortage | €3,095 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,220 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | €1,444 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €1,645 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Hungary | Shortage and surplus | €1,088 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,048 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,362 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Luxembourg | Surplus | €3,604 a month * | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
| Romania | Surplus | €969 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Spain | Surplus | €1,890 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all craft and related trades workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for sewing, embroidery and related workers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What sewing, embroidery and related workers do
Sewing, embroidery and related workers sew together, repair, renovate and decorate garments, gloves and other products of textile, fur, light leather and other materials and fabricate tents sails, awnings and tarpaulins. They work mainly by hand using a needle and thread but may perform some tasks using a sewing machine.
Typical tasks
- Repairing defective or damaged portion of cloth or garment by hand, using matching thread and needle
- Removing stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades
- Selecting thread according to specifications or colour of parts or dyeing thread to match colour and shade of cloth to be darned
- Patching holes, sewing tears and ripped seams, or darning defects in items, using needles and thread
- Pulling knots to the wrong sides of garments, using hooks
- Trimming ends with scissors to make mended portion look uniform with pattern of cloth
- Sewing ornamental designs by hand over stamped, printed or stencilled patterns on fabric using needle and coloured thread
- Embroidering ornamental designs on cloth by hand or machine using needle and coloured threads
- Softening leather or shoe material with water to prepare it for sewing
- Sewing or gluing decorative trimmings to articles, such as hats, caps or millinery
- Hand-sewing umbrella covers to frames, tacking cover to ribs along seams, sewing corners to tip of rib and sewing ties to outside of cover to hold umbrella when folded
- Fabricating and assembling thick cloth, canvas and similar materials into sails, awning, tarpaulins and tents
Finding sewing, embroidery and related workers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Sewer".
- 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.