In accordance with §18g Abs. 1 S. 2 Nr. 1 AufenthG
Extract from the Commission Recommendation of 29 October 2009 on the use of
the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08)*.
The list of deficit occupations in Germany is presented in order to fully inform (potential) foreign skilled workers and employers in Germany about the rules of the new Skilled Workers Immigration Act. Knowing the exact names of the occupations that are currently in deficit is particularly important for the application procedure for the Blue Card and the points system for the Opportunity Card. Group 132 132. Production managers in goods manufacturing, mining and construction, and logistics 1321 Production managers in goods manufacturing 1322 Production managers in the mining industry 1323 Production managers in the construction industry 1324 Managers in procurement, logistics and related activities Group 133 133 Managers in information and communication technology services 1330 Managers in information and communications technology services Communications technology services Group 134 134 Professional services management personnel 1341 Managers in the provision of childcare services 1342 Managers in the provision of health care services 1343 Managers in the provision of care services for the elderly 1344 Managers in the provision of social care services 1345 Managers for the provision of educational services 1346 Sectoral managers in the provision of financial and insurance services 1349 Managers in the provision of specialised services, not elsewhere classified Group 21 21. Natural sciences, mathematicians and engineers 211 Physicists, chemists, geologists and related specialists 2111 Physicists and astronomers 2112 Meteorologists 2113 Chemists 2114 Geologists and geophysicists 212 Mathematicians, insurance mathematicians (actuaries) and statisticians 2120 Mathematicians, insurance mathematicians (actuaries) and statisticians 213 Biologists 2131 Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professions 2132 Scientists and extension workers in agriculture, forestry and fisheries 2132 Agricultural, forestry and fisheries scientists and extension workers 2133 Environmental scientists 214 Technological engineers (excluding electrical, electronic and telecommunication engineers) 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers 2142 Civil Engineers 2143 Environmental engineers 2144 Mechanical engineers 2145 Chemical engineers 2146 Mining, metallurgical and related engineers 2149 Engineers not elsewhere classified 215 Electrical, electronic and telecommunication engineers 2151 Electrical engineers 2152 Electrical engineers 2153 Telecommunications engineers 216 Architects, spatial, urban and transport planners, surveyors and designers 2161 Architects 2162 Landscape architects 2163 Product and textile designers 2164 Spatial, urban and transport planners 2165 Cartographers and surveyors 2166 Graphic and multimedia designers Group 221 221. Physicians 2211 General practitioners 2212 Specialist doctors Group 222 222. Academic and equivalent nurses and midwives 2221 Academic and equivalent nursing specialists 2222 Academic and equivalent midwives and midwives Group 225 225 Veterinary doctors 2250 Veterinary doctors Group 226 226. other academic and allied health professionals 2261 Dentists 2262 Pharmacists 2263 Academic and similar specialists in environmental and occupational medicine hygiene 2264 Physiotherapists 2265 Dietitians and nutritionists 2266 Audiologists and speech therapists 2267 Optometrists and orthoptists 2269 Academic and allied health professionals not elsewhere classified Group 23 23. Teaching staff 231. University and college teachers 2310. University and college teachers 232. Teachers of vocational education and training 2320 Teachers of vocational education and training 233. secondary school teachers 2330 Teachers of secondary schools 234. primary and pre-school teachers 2341 Teachers of primary grades 2342 Teachers and pre-school teachers 235 Other teachers 2351 Pedagogical and didactic specialists 2352 Teachers of special disciplines 2353 Other language teachers 2354 Other music teachers 2355 Other visual arts teachers 2356 Information technology teachers 2359 Teachers not classified in other groups Group 25 25 Academic and similar professionals in the field of information and communication technologies 251 Software and application developers and analysts 2511 System analysts 2512 Software developers 2513 Web application and multimedia developers 2514 Application programmers 2519 Software and application developers and analysts, not elsewhere classified 252 Academic and equivalent database and network specialists 2521 Database developers and administrators 2522 System administrators 2523 Academic and equivalent computer network specialists 2529 Database and network specialists, academic and equivalent, not elsewhere classified