Tab.2.4.39, , Newly concluded training contracts of females in the 20 most popular training occupations 2013 1), , ,Newly concluded training contracts Occupation,Number Saleswoman,15456 Clerk in retail trade,14637 Office clerk,13854 Medical assistant,13692 Dental assistant,12000 Industrial clerk,11385 Hairdresser,10008 Office communications clerk,8727 Saleswoman in the food trade,7680 Hotel clerk,7386 Bank clerk,7038 Clerk in wholesale and foreign trade,6192 Assistant in business and tax consultancy,4782 Clerk in public administration,3837 Lawyer's assistant,3834 Insurance and finance clerk,2583 Cook,2442 Restaurant clerk,2325 Shipping and warehouse clerk,2250 Social insurance clerk,2166 , "Source: Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, survey as of 30 September", , 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., , "Results of the ICE-BMBF's ICE-Database of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (ICE = Information, Controlling, Entscheidung)", "A system of the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), http://www.dzhw.eu/en/index_html", , "Last update: January 2, 2016",