Students can find part-time work even during the pandemic – for example, handing out masks in supermarkets
As Deutsche Welle notes, this is evidenced by the results of an analysis of the German labor market conducted for the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung by the intermediary firm Zehnjob, which provides services to employers in recruiting students. It turned out that the greatest demand in Germany currently is for students willing to work as warehouse assistants (average wage – 12.58 euros per hour), supermarket cashiers (12.53 euros per hour), and delivery drivers (13.69 euros per hour).
In second place are vacancies such as supermarket employees stocking shelves (12.52 euros per hour). There is also relatively high demand for office assistants (15.08 euros per hour). Additionally, there is demand for packers (11.39 euros per hour), moving helpers (12.13 euros per hour), apprentices (11.03 euros per hour), dishwashers (11.50 euros per hour), receptionists (11.54 euros per hour), and kitchen assistants (11.21 euros per hour).
A student will have no problem if they want to get a job as a sorter (12.47 euros per hour), inventory assistant (12.55 euros per hour), or promoter. Moreover, the work of a promoter is paid the best – 16.60 euros per hour. During the pandemic, students employed in cleaning (14.28 euros per hour), childcare (14.09 euros per hour), and clerical work (14 euros per hour) also earn quite well.
The average student wage depends not only on the field in which they work. Earnings also vary noticeably depending on the city where the student works. Students earn the most in Leipzig. Their salary there averages 13.40 euros per hour. In second place is Giessen (13.27 euros per hour), in third is Krefeld (13 euros per hour). They are followed by Nuremberg (12.95 euros per hour), Munich (12.94 euros per hour), and Mannheim (12.91 euros per hour).
And in which German cities is the ratio of salaries to rental rates most optimal? According to the results of a study conducted by the German Economic Institute together with the credit institution MLP Finanzberatung, the most expensive housing for students is in Munich. For example, in 2019, renting a hypothetical apartment of 30 square meters in a building located 1.5 kilometers from the university cost a student 717 euros per month. Among the eight largest cities in Germany, this is the worst indicator.
The best situation in this regard is for students in Leipzig. While they have the highest average earnings, they pay the least for rent. For example, renting a hypothetical apartment of 30 square meters costs 278 euros per month in Leipzig. In second place in terms of a favorable ratio of salaries to rental rates is Berlin. It is followed by Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main, and Stuttgart. And the list is closed, accordingly, by Munich.