Index of professions
Professions: what to study and where to work
Professions with a university degree and with vocational training — with links to specialities, programmes and the labour market. A school career test shows interests; career guidance turns them into a plan.
Vocational education specialist
Berufspädagoge/-pädagogin
Vocational school principal
Schulleiter/in - berufliche Schulen
Vocational school teacher
Lehrer/in - berufliche Schulen
Vocational training advisor
Ausbildungsberater/in
Vojta therapist
Vojta-Therapeut/in · vocational training
Waldorf school principal
Schulleiter/in - Waldorfschule
Waldorf school teacher
Lehrer/in - Waldorfschulen
Waldorf teacher training lecturer
Dozent/in - Waldorflehrerseminar
Ward physician
Stationsarzt/-ärztin
Warehouse and transport worker
Lager- und Transportarbeiter/in
Warehouse dispatcher
Disponent/in - Lager · vocational training
Warm-air heating installer
Luftheizungsbauer/in · vocational training
Waste management advisor
Abfallberater/in
Waste management engineer
Ingenieur/in - Abfallwirtschaft
Waste officer
Abfallbeauftragte/r
Water management engineer
Ingenieur/in - Wasserwirtschaft
Water protection officer
Gewässerschutzbeauftragte/r
Water sports instructor
Wassersportlehrer/in · vocational training
Welder (central heating and ventilation)
Schweißer/in - Zentralheizungs- und Lüftungsbau · vocational training
Welder (plant and apparatus engineering)
Schweißer/in - Anlagen- und Apparatebau · vocational training
Welder (shipbuilding)
Schweißer/in - Schiffbau · vocational training
Welder (structural steelwork)
Schweißer/in - Konstruktionstechnik · vocational training
Welder (vehicle construction)
Schweißer/in - Fahrzeugbau · vocational training
Welding engineer
Schweißfachingenieur/in
Welding machine operator
Maschinenführer/in - Schweißanlagen · vocational training
Wig maker
Perückenmacher/in · vocational training
Winder operator (textile technology)
Spuler/in - Textiltechnik · vocational training
Window cleaner
Glasreiniger/in · vocational training
Wine taster
Weinprüfer/in · vocational training
Women's hairdresser
Damenfriseur/in · vocational training
Wood scientist
Holzwirt/in
Wood technology engineer
Ingenieur/in - Holztechnik
Woodwind instrument maker and restorer
Holzblasinstrumentenbauer/in - Restaurator/in · vocational training
Work planning engineer
Arbeitsplanungsingenieur/in
Work science specialist (ergonomics)
Arbeitswissenschaftler/in
Workplace safety auditor
Arbeitsplatz-Auditor/in
Workshop manager
Werkstattleiter/in · vocational training
Wound care specialist
Wundmanager/in · vocational training
X-ray assistant
Röntgenhelfer/in · vocational training
X-ray inspector (metal testing)
Röntgenkontrolleur/in (Metallprüfer/in) · vocational training
Youth counsellor
Jugendberater/in
Youth officer
Jugendreferent/in
Youth welfare worker
Jugendpfleger/in
Zoologist
Zoologe/Zoologin