Vacancies · summary
Doctor jobs in Germany
Salary: €5,722–€7,355 a month (gross). German at work: C1. Most vacancies are in rural regions and in the east of the country, where training posts are also found faster. Germany is persistently short of doctors, especially outside large cities.
Labour market
Doctor (physician) in Germany — figures with their sources.
Salary€5,722–€7,355 a month (gross) · TV-Ärzte/VKA, Entgeltgruppe I, 01.06.2026
LanguageC1
Where most jobs areMost vacancies are in rural regions and in the east of the country, where training posts are also found faster.
TrendGermany is persistently short of doctors, especially outside large cities.
What employers require
Education
a university degree
Language
C1
A master's in Germany or Austria — the best way into this job
After the state examination and the Approbation almost all doctors do specialist training (Facharzt): 5–6 years of paid hospital work and an examination at the medical chamber of the Land. It decides what you will work as — surgeon, internist, paediatrician — and the pay: a specialist earns more under TV-Ärzte/VKA (€7,552–9,699 a month).
General surgery
Specialist training
Anaesthesiology
Specialist training
Anatomy
Specialist training
Biochemistry
Specialist training
Cardiac surgery
Specialist training
Child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy
Specialist training
Clinical pharmacology
Specialist training
Dermatology and venereology
Specialist training
Forensic medicine
Specialist training
General practice (family medicine)
Specialist training
Human genetics
Specialist training
Humanmedizin
Master's
Hygiene and environmental medicine
Specialist training
Internal medicine
Specialist training
Laboratory medicine
Specialist training
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology
Specialist training
Neurology
Specialist training
Neuropathology
Specialist training
Nuclear medicine
Specialist training
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Specialist training
Occupational medicine
Specialist training
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Specialist training
Orthopaedics and trauma surgery
Specialist training
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
Specialist training
Paediatric surgery
Specialist training
Paediatrics
Specialist training
Pathology
Specialist training
Pharmacology and toxicology
Specialist training
Phoniatrics and paediatric audiology
Specialist training
Physical and rehabilitation medicine
Specialist training
Physiology
Specialist training
Plastic and aesthetic surgery
Specialist training
Psychiatry and psychotherapy
Specialist training
Psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy
Specialist training
Public health service
Specialist training
Radiation therapy
Specialist training
Radiology
Specialist training
Thoracic surgery
Specialist training
Transfusion medicine
Specialist training
Urology
Specialist training
Vascular surgery
Specialist training
Visceral surgery
Specialist training