Tab.2.4.39, , Newly concluded training contracts of females in the 20 most popular training occupations 2019 1), , ,Newly concluded training contracts Occupation,Number Office management clerk,19377 Medical assistant,16407 Dental assistant,13671 Saleswoman,11358 Clerk in retail trade,11088 Industrial clerk,9819 Hairdresser,6858 Hotel clerk,5247 Clerk in wholesale and foreign trade,5085 Clerk in public administration,4980 Bank clerk,4698 Assistant in business and tax consultancy,4551 Saleswoman in the food trade,3939 Lawyer's assistant,2832 Veterinary assistant,2589 Insurance and finance clerk,2202 Shipping and warehouse clerk,2130 Optician,2097 Automobile saleswoman,1974 Social insurance clerk,1854 , "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: February 10, 2020",