| Newly concluded training contracts | |
| Occupation | Number |
Office management clerk
2) | 20,688 |
Medical assistant | 15,885 |
Dental assistant | 12,648 |
Clerk in retail trade | 12,435 |
Saleswoman | 12,117 |
Industrial clerk | 10,338 |
Hairdresser | 8,253 |
Hotel clerk | 5,730 |
Clerk in wholesale and foreign trade | 5,499 |
Saleswoman in the food trade | 5,277 |
Clerk in public administration | 4,602 |
Assistant in business and tax consultancy | 4,596 |
Bank clerk | 4,200 |
Lawyer's assistant | 3,099 |
Veterinary assistant | 2,565 |
Shipping and warehouse clerk | 2,202 |
Insurance and finance clerk | 2,154 |
Automobile saleswoman | 2,061 |
Cook | 1,983 |
Optician | 1,980 |
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: January 8, 2018