Tab.2.4.39, , Newly concluded training contracts of females in the 20 most popular training occupations 2018 1), , ,Newly concluded training contracts Occupation,Number Office management clerk,20028 Medical assistant,16446 Dental assistant,13098 Clerk in retail trade,11892 Saleswoman,11823 Industrial clerk,10374 Hairdresser,7554 Hotel clerk,5448 Clerk in wholesale and foreign trade,5154 Clerk in public administration,4758 Assistant in business and tax consultancy,4536 Saleswoman in the food trade,4527 Bank clerk,4185 Lawyer's assistant,2886 Veterinary assistant,2679 Shipping and warehouse clerk,2337 Optician,2106 Insurance and finance clerk,2088 Automobile saleswoman,2016 Digital and print media designer,1842 , "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 24, 2019",