According to a new study, employees in the social sector in Germany earn an average of 17 percent less than employees in other sectors. This is according to information from the survey “Before the collapse? Employment in the Social Sector” from the Institute for Labor Market and Vocational Research (IAB) and the German Red Cross.
Most social sector employees work in childcare and education, followed by geriatric care, health and nursing care and social work, social education and special education. “Employees are valued less monetarily,” say study authors.