| Classification of Occupations, 2010 | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1: The Federal Employment Agency has in January 2024 revised the employment statistics. For more information please refer to: "Beschäftigungsstatistik - partielle Revision 2023" (only in German) by the Federal Employment Agency. Source: Statistics of the Federal Employment Agency - provisional result. | |||
| Total | 35,220,294 | 18,878,870 | 16,341,424 |
| Agriculture, forestry, animal production and horticulture | 537,849 | 381,529 | 156,320 |
| Raw materials extraction, production and manufacturing | 7,085,114 | 5,823,475 | 1,261,639 |
| Construction, architecture, surveying and building technology | 2,118,693 | 1,955,254 | 163,439 |
| Natural sciences, geography and computer science | 1,629,585 | 1,236,408 | 393,177 |
| Transport, logistics, protection and security | 4,649,634 | 3,250,306 | 1,399,328 |
| Commercial services, commodity trade, distribution, hotels and tourism | 4,040,794 | 1,643,367 | 2,397,427 |
| Business organisation, bookkeeping, law and administration | 7,201,964 | 2,575,421 | 4,626,543 |
| Healthcare and social occupations, teaching and education | 6,806,523 | 1,460,967 | 5,345,556 |
| Linguistics, literature, humanities, social sciences and economics, media, art, culture and design | 974,273 | 447,936 | 526,337 |
| Other / No data provided | 175,865 | 104,207 | 71,658 |
As at 30 April 2025