Field dossier for Retail sales (general): who is hiring and where.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
The field Retail sales (general) (Verkauf (ohne Produktspezialisierung)) has 28,111 live job ads in Germany today (8.4% of all ads).
28,111 live ads. The tables below count ads by field, occupation, employer and place.
| Field ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Retail sales (general) | 28,111 | 100.0% |
| Warehousing, postal and delivery, freight handling | 20,333 | 72.3% |
| Mechanical engineering and plant technology | 18,155 | 64.6% |
| Metalworking | 11,860 | 42.2% |
| Energy technology | 11,309 | 40.2% |
| Education and social work | 11,267 | 40.1% |
| Office and secretariat | 9,270 | 33.0% |
| Nursing, emergency services and midwifery | 8,995 | 32.0% |
| Construction and transport machinery operation | 8,944 | 31.8% |
| Purchasing and sales | 8,419 | 29.9% |
| Electrical engineering | 8,167 | 29.1% |
| Metal construction and welding | 7,712 | 27.4% |
| Accounting, controlling and auditing | 7,568 | 26.9% |
| Business organisation and strategy | 6,881 | 24.5% |
| Vehicle, aerospace and shipbuilding technology | 6,738 | 24.0% |
| Cleaning | 6,122 | 21.8% |
| Mechatronics and automation | 6,067 | 21.6% |
| Elderly care | 5,656 | 20.1% |
| Human and dental medicine | 5,297 | 18.8% |
| Food preparation (cooking) | 5,295 | 18.8% |
| Road vehicle driving | 5,026 | 17.9% |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning | 4,901 | 17.4% |
| Production planning and control | 4,649 | 16.5% |
| Hospitality and catering | 4,503 | 16.0% |
| Computer science / IT | 4,442 | 15.8% |
| Occupation ⇅ | German title ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salesperson (retail) | Verkäufer/in | 12,202 | 43.4% |
| Retail clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Einzelhandel | 8,766 | 31.2% |
| Sales assistant | Helfer/in - Verkauf | 4,699 | 16.7% |
| Filialleiter/in, Verkaufsstellenleiter/in | Filialleiter/in, Verkaufsstellenleiter/in | 1,627 | 5.8% |
| Einzelhandelskaufmann/-frau | Einzelhandelskaufmann/-frau | 1,303 | 4.6% |
| Kassierer/in (Handel) | Kassierer/in (Handel) | 1,059 | 3.8% |
| Kundendienstberater/in | Kundendienstberater/in | 544 | 1.9% |
| Verkaufsberater/in | Verkaufsberater/in | 527 | 1.9% |
| Kartenverkäufer/in | Kartenverkäufer/in | 370 | 1.3% |
| Verkaufsaufsicht | Verkaufsaufsicht | 321 | 1.1% |
| Warehouse and transport assistant | Helfer/in - Lagerwirtschaft, Transport | 320 | 1.1% |
| Promoter/in | Promoter/in | 150 | 0.5% |
| Fachverkäufer/in - Textilien, Bekleidung | Fachverkäufer/in - Textilien, Bekleidung | 105 | 0.4% |
| Kaufmann/-frau - Einzelhandel (Textil, Bekleidung) | Kaufmann/-frau - Einzelhandel (Textil, Bekleidung) | 105 | 0.4% |
| Fachverkäufer/in - Lebensmittelhandwerk (Bäckerei) | Fachverkäufer/in - Lebensmittelhandwerk (Bäckerei) | 94 | 0.3% |
| Verkäufer/in - Nahrungsmittelhandwerk | Verkäufer/in - Nahrungsmittelhandwerk | 86 | 0.3% |
| Fachwirt/in - Vertrieb im Einzelhandel (doppelt qualifizierende Ausbildung) | Fachwirt/in - Vertrieb im Einzelhandel (doppelt qualifizierende Ausbildung) | 76 | 0.3% |
| Leiter/in - Verkauf (Handel) | Leiter/in - Verkauf (Handel) | 76 | 0.3% |
| Kassenaufsicht (Handel) | Kassenaufsicht (Handel) | 49 | 0.2% |
| Reklamationssachbearbeiter/in | Reklamationssachbearbeiter/in | 44 | 0.2% |
| Fachverkäufer/in - Lebensmittelhandwerk (Fleischerei) | Fachverkäufer/in - Lebensmittelhandwerk (Fleischerei) | 41 | 0.1% |
| Fachverkäufer/in - Nahrungsmittel | Fachverkäufer/in - Nahrungsmittel | 40 | 0.1% |
| Kassierer/in (Eintrittsgelder, Beiträge, Fahrkarten) | Kassierer/in (Eintrittsgelder, Beiträge, Fahrkarten) | 39 | 0.1% |
| Kaufmann/-frau - Einzelhandel (Tankstelle) | Kaufmann/-frau - Einzelhandel (Tankstelle) | 38 | 0.1% |
| Niederlassungsleiter/in | Niederlassungsleiter/in | 38 | 0.1% |
| Employer ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Lidl Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG | 7,877 | 28.0% |
| TEDi GmbH & Co. KG | 1,795 | 6.4% |
| ALDI Einkauf SE & Co. OHG | 1,120 | 4.0% |
| ALDI SÜD Dienstleistungs- SE & Co. oHG | 831 | 3.0% |
| TMS Trademarketing Service GmbH | 793 | 2.8% |
| REWE | 751 | 2.7% |
| Deichmann SE | 716 | 2.5% |
| EDEKA Südwest Stiftung & Co. KG | 587 | 2.1% |
| PerZukunft Arbeitsvermittlung GmbH & Co. KG | 504 | 1.8% |
| Takko Fashion | 502 | 1.8% |
| PENNY | 477 | 1.7% |
| dennree GmbH | 475 | 1.7% |
| dm-drogerie markt GmbH + Co.KG | 397 | 1.4% |
| KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH | 395 | 1.4% |
| Netto Marken-Discount Stiftung & Co. KG | 357 | 1.3% |
| Apollo-Optik Holding GmbH & Co. KG | 324 | 1.2% |
| REWE Markt GmbH | 245 | 0.9% |
| Dirk Rossmann GmbH | 210 | 0.7% |
| Kaufland Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG | 200 | 0.7% |
| JYSK SE | 197 | 0.7% |
| EDEKA Minden-Hannover Zentralverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH | 182 | 0.6% |
| POCO Einrichtungsmärkte GmbH | 144 | 0.5% |
| Penny-Markt GmbH Verwaltung | 139 | 0.5% |
| Ikea Deutschland GmbH & Co KG | 124 | 0.4% |
| DIS AG Germany | 120 | 0.4% |
Staffing agencies (Zeitarbeit) are included; see each employer page for the flag.
| Place ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 1,595 | 5.7% |
| Hamburg | 541 | 1.9% |
| München | 531 | 1.9% |
| Köln | 367 | 1.3% |
| Frankfurt am Main | 250 | 0.9% |
| Stuttgart | 247 | 0.9% |
| Dortmund | 234 | 0.8% |
| Bremen | 228 | 0.8% |
| Essen, Ruhr | 216 | 0.8% |
| Nürnberg, Mittelfranken | 178 | 0.6% |
| Düsseldorf | 163 | 0.6% |
| Hannover | 161 | 0.6% |
| Leipzig | 147 | 0.5% |
| Mannheim | 138 | 0.5% |
| Dresden | 137 | 0.5% |
| Duisburg | 122 | 0.4% |
| Chemnitz, Sachsen | 121 | 0.4% |
| Karlsruhe, Baden | 120 | 0.4% |
| Münster, Westfalen | 120 | 0.4% |
| Bonn | 118 | 0.4% |
| Bochum | 114 | 0.4% |
| Wuppertal | 111 | 0.4% |
| Magdeburg | 109 | 0.4% |
| Bielefeld | 103 | 0.4% |
| Oldenburg (Oldb) | 98 | 0.3% |
Places are as the Bundesagentur names them; ads within the radius the agency assigns to the place name.
Indicators come from structured fields in the ads; many ads leave them blank. They describe current offers, not the whole labour market.
Mean annual gross earnings of employees in enterprises with 10 or more employees were €48,655 in 2022 (about €4,055 a month): men €54,375, women €42,325. The table splits them by broad occupation group (ISCO-08 major groups).
| Occupation group ⇅ | Mean annual gross € ⇅ | ≈ per month € ⇅ | Men € ⇅ | Women € ⇅ | Gap men vs women ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managers | 111,275 | 9,273 | 122,563 | 80,940 | 34% |
| Professionals | 72,211 | 6,018 | 82,041 | 61,320 | 25% |
| Technicians and associate professionals | 53,017 | 4,418 | 62,701 | 45,472 | 27% |
| Clerical support workers | 43,425 | 3,619 | 47,200 | 41,008 | 13% |
| Service and sales workers | 33,728 | 2,811 | 34,866 | 33,155 | 5% |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 34,404 | 2,867 | 35,714 | 27,822 | 22% |
| Craft and related trades workers | 42,566 | 3,547 | 43,266 | 35,525 | 18% |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 40,198 | 3,350 | 41,170 | 34,666 | 16% |
| Elementary occupations | 29,284 | 2,440 | 31,658 | 27,352 | 14% |
| Armed forces occupations | 43,730 | 3,644 | 46,673 | 38,801 | 17% |
Gap = (men − women) ÷ men, unadjusted for hours, age, occupation within group or industry. Figures are 2022 and do not include enterprises with fewer than 10 employees; wages have risen since. Groups are broad: a nurse and a doctor are not in the same group, but a baker and an electrician are.
The statutory minimum wage is €13.90 per hour from 1 January 2026 (Eurostat shows a full-time monthly equivalent of €2,343 for 2026, €2,161 for 2025). A further step to €14.60 on 1 January 2027 was set by the Minimum Wage Commission and the Federal Government: confirm on the official site. Mini-job earnings limit 2026: €603 a month (€7,236 a year).
Every day we store how many ads are live for Retail sales (general). The Bundesagentur publishes no history, so this series becomes unique data. The trend line appears from the second day of tracking; today: 27,962 live ads.
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