Frequency and structure of changes of occupation in Germany

Coverbild: BWP 2/2019
Author
Issue/Year (Volume) 2/2019 (48)
Page(s) 26-30
Language(s)
    englisch

For a considerable proportion of employees in Germany, moving to another company is frequently associated with an occupational change. The article begins by comparing the extent of mobility in individual occupations and goes on to describe the occupations between which changes frequently take place. Knowledge of how occupations are interconnected with each other may provide an initial point of reference in terms of career and continuing education and training guidance.