In 2022, the areas with the largest shortage of skilled professionals in Germany, at 23,117 people, were social work and social education. There were also 18,013 professionals lacking for the care of the elderly.
Professions with the largest shortage of skilled professionals in Germany in 2022
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IW Köln. (March 7, 2023). Professions with the largest shortage of skilled professionals in Germany in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340579/fields-largest-shortages-of-specialists-germany/
IW Köln. "Professions with the largest shortage of skilled professionals in Germany in 2022." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340579/fields-largest-shortages-of-specialists-germany/
IW Köln. (2023). Professions with the largest shortage of skilled professionals in Germany in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340579/fields-largest-shortages-of-specialists-germany/
IW Köln. "Professions with The Largest Shortage of Skilled Professionals in Germany in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340579/fields-largest-shortages-of-specialists-germany/
IW Köln, Professions with the largest shortage of skilled professionals in Germany in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340579/fields-largest-shortages-of-specialists-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Professions with the largest shortage of skilled professionals in Germany in 2022 [Graph], IW Köln, March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340579/fields-largest-shortages-of-specialists-germany/