The most popular training occupations 2017

A total of just under 515,700 new training contracts were concluded in Germany last year – an increase of 1.1 percent compared to the previous year. Especially the number of foreign trainees increased.

As the graphic by Statista shows, men and women in this country continue to adopt gender stereotypical training occupations. For the men in the top five: automotive mechatronics, IT specialist or electronics technician, for the women it is an office management clerk, a retail clerk and a dental assistant.