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Social professions: What young men think about them.

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.

Die IU Studie deckt auf, was junge Männer über soziale Berufe denken und was bei der Berufswahl zählt. Jetzt mehr erfahren!

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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