| 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 | 35,018,375 | 18,707,512 | 16,310,863 |
| Agriculture, forestry, animal production and horticulture | 493,095 | 350,098 | 142,997 |
| Raw materials extraction, production and manufacturing | 6,987,123 | 5,743,010 | 1,244,113 |
| Construction, architecture, surveying and building technology | 2,070,040 | 1,906,839 | 163,201 |
| Natural sciences, geography and computer science | 1,629,715 | 1,235,492 | 394,223 |
| Transport, logistics, protection and security | 4,627,947 | 3,238,940 | 1,389,007 |
| Commercial services, commodity trade, distribution, hotels and tourism | 4,012,236 | 1,632,419 | 2,379,817 |
| Business organisation, bookkeeping, law and administration | 7,195,000 | 2,574,109 | 4,620,891 |
| Healthcare and social occupations, teaching and education | 6,861,136 | 1,480,130 | 5,381,006 |
| Linguistics, literature, humanities, social sciences and economics, media, art, culture and design | 967,901 | 443,224 | 524,677 |
| Other / No data provided | 174,182 | 103,251 | 70,931 |
As at 01 August 2025