Management
Summary

• For the first time, there were no academics among the top ten professions.
• Software developers fell out of the top ten positions (19th place) for the first time since 2010.
• Electrical engineers had only a short cameo among the top ten professions in 2023, and are currently at number 13. By way of comparison: From 2009 through 2017, they were continuously one of the top ten most highly sought-after professions.
• Excellent job prospects for professions involved in the energy transformation: Electricians (1st place), Heating, sanitary and air conditioning system mechanics (6th place) and vehicle mechatronics technicians (9th place) are urgently sought-after.
• Hospitality sector increasingly on the hunt for personnel: Service and reception employees (2nd place), chefs (7th place) and room cleaners/kitchen assistants (10th place) are at the front of the line.
• Team leaders needed: The percentage of job offers with management duties has risen to a new high; almost three out of ten positions with management duties are directed towards them (2023: 16.2 %).
• Job vacancies in the service area make up the largest percentage of the total sample (19.1%). This is due in particular to high staffing needs in the areas of hospitality and in the caring professions.
• Staffing emergency in childcare: Educators are the third most sought-after type of skilled worker.