Tab.2.4.39, , Newly concluded training contracts of females in the 20 most popular training occupations 2012 1), , ,Newly concluded training contracts Occupation,Number Saleswoman,16209 Clerk in retail trade,14925 Office clerk,14604 Medical assistant,14163 Dental assistant,12309 Industrial clerk,12090 Hairdresser,10443 Office communications clerk,9390 Saleswoman in the food trade,8448 Hotel clerk,7521 Bank clerk,7152 Clerk in wholesale and foreign trade,6759 Assistant in business and tax consultancy,4764 Lawyer's assistant,3948 Clerk in public administration,3693 Insurance and finance clerk,2748 Restaurant clerk,2622 Cook,2571 Shipping and warehouse clerk,2451 Digital and print media designer,2127 , "Source: Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, survey as of 30 September", , Notes:, 1) Training contracts that have been newly concluded during the measurement period and still exist on 30 September. The apprenticeships need not have started. To ensure privacy absolute figures are rounded to a multiple of three., , "Results of the ICE-BMBF's ICE-Database of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (ICE = Information, Controlling, Entscheidung)", "A system of the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), http://www.dzhw.eu/en/index_html", , "Last update: January 2, 2016",