War ended in May 1945 and a large chunk of what had been central Germany, including both Saxony and the area surrounding Berlin, found itself administered as the Soviet occupation zone. In the immediate aftermath of war Schürer worked in the agriculture sector. Between June and October 1945 he was employed as a steel fitter at the Elbe Valley Iron Works in Dresden. During 1946 he took various factory and driving jobs. In 1946 he obtained work as a truck driver and then obtained a skilled job at a truck plant in Dresden.