| Newly concluded training contracts | |
| Occupation | Number |
Motor vehicle mechatronics technician | 20,553 |
Electronics technician | 12,981 |
Clerk in retail trade | 12,084 |
Industrial mechanic | 11,868 |
Plant mechanic for sanitary, heating and air conditioning | 11,502 |
Information technology specialist | 11,145 |
Salesman | 10,677 |
Specialist for warehouse logistics | 9,117 |
Clerk in wholesale and foreign trade | 8,736 |
Office management clerk
2) | 7,644 |
Industrial clerk | 7,362 |
Mechatronics engineer | 7,341 |
Cook | 6,996 |
Joiner | 6,801 |
Electronics technician for industrial engineering | 6,066 |
Cutting machine operator | 5,529 |
Metalworker | 5,496 |
Painter and varnisher | 5,487 |
Warehouse specialist | 5,142 |
Bank clerk | 4,479 |
Notes:
1) Training contracts that have been newly concluded during the measurement period and still exist on 30 September. The apprenticeships need not have started. To ensure privacy absolute figures are rounded to a multiple of three.
2) Office management clerk including predecessor occupations: office clerk, office communications employee and office communications clerk.
Last update: December 1, 2016