Four important takeaways:
21.8 %
Only 21.8 % of young men could imagine choosing a profession in social services.
65.5%
The interest is basically there: 65.5% of the mal school students surveyed were interested in social or pedagogical topics.
54.1%
Earnings and working conditions as a hurdle: More than half of the respondents (54.1%) assume that the earnings potential is too low; 45.0 per cent do not like the working conditions.
26.2%
Childcare worker is the favourite of the social professions: 26.2% of the respondents who would consider a social career would consider to become a childcare worker.
About this study:
Publication date: 21 February 2023
6,751 Students, graduates, prospective students and college dropouts of a distance learning programme serveyed in Germany
Period of the survey: 10 October – 13 November 2022
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