Managers hold 4.4% of German jobs, trailing EU average of 5.4%
Wiesbaden – November 04, 2026 -- Germany had 1.9 million people in management positions in 2025, equal to 4.4% of all employed persons, or one in 23 workers, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), which used Eurostat data. The share was marginally higher a decade earlier, at 4.5% in 2015.
Destatis counts managing directors of small companies, managing directors or division heads at large companies, and senior administrative roles. These fall under ISCO major group 1 of the International Standard Classification of Occupations.
Hospitality leads sector ranking with 11.5% managers, healthcare trails at 1.8%
Hospitality recorded the highest share of managers at 11.5%. Destatis attributes this to the sector's many small businesses, which means fewer employees per manager.