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Table 2 Occupational mobility in nursing professions

From: Forecasting supply and demand in nursing professions: impacts of occupational flexibility and employment structure in Germany

Three-digit level of occupational classification: initial vocational qualification

Mover out of 3-digit occ.

Stayer in 3-digit occ.

Mover out of OF 48

Stayer in OF 48

Number of cases

853

Formally traineda nurses/midwives

23.6%

76.4%

14.2%

85.8%

6182

854

Formally trained auxiliary nurses

50.1%

49.9%

30.3%

69.7%

363

864

Formally trained geriatric nurses

25.6%

74.4%

12.7%

87.3%

1623

-

All formally trained nursing professionals

25.2%

74.8%

14.7%

85.3%

8168

OF 48: health care professionals without license to practice medicine

34.1%

65.9%

24.6%

75.4%

16 999

3-digit level of occupational classification: current occupation

Mover into 3-digit occ.

Stayer in 3-digit occ.

Mover into OF 48

Stayer in OF 48

Number of cases

853

Nurses/midwives

24.9%

75.1%

19.4%

80.6%

6255

854

Auxiliary nurses

85.3%

14.7%

70.6%

29.4%

1274

864

Geriatric nurses

62.8%

37.2%

52.5%

47.5%

3222

-

All nursing professions

43.6%

56.4%

35.5%

64.5%

10 751

OF 48: health care professionals without license to practice medicine

42.9%

57.1%

34.6%

65.4%

19 577

  1. Occ., occupation; OF, occupational field; aformally trained: at least one year of training.
  2. Source: Federal Statistical Office: Microcensus 2005; own calculations.