Arbeitsmarktorientierter Berater/Arbeitsmarktorientierte Beraterin

Information offerings from the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit), Official News of the Federal Employment Agency (ANBA), Part-time Master's program - HdBA - Labor Market-Oriented Consulting (M.A.), Further information offerings, ARBEIT. Journal for Labor Research, Work Design and Labor Policy, Working Group Vocational Education Research Network, Selected Bibliography: Vocational Education Research: multidisciplinary - practice-oriented - evidence-based, Education Monitor 2025, BQ-Portal - Information offering on foreign professional qualifications in Germany, BWP - Vocational Education in Science and Practice, Journal for Labour Market Research, klischee-frei - National Cooperations for Career and Study Choice, New Journal for Social Law (NZS), NZA - New Journal for Labor Law, Publications of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), SGB II Service Point, Whatchado.

The following interests are important and helpful for success in this professional field. Interests are listed in order of importance, with illustrative activities provided for each area. Interest in social-advisory activities, e.g., advising organizations active in the labor market on education and career, labor market and labor market policy, management and leadership. Advising employees and employers on personnel and competence development. Advising public administrations on resource-oriented human resources work. Interest in theoretical-abstract activities, e.g., conducting and evaluating empirical studies and statistics, such as on developments in labor markets. Scientifically comparing education systems of different countries.

Labor market-oriented consultants primarily work in offices and meeting rooms.

Core competencies acquired or deepened during studies (Studium) include: Labor market policy, vocational education law, education policy, empirical research, evaluation, research, customer consulting and support, organizational consulting, personnel development, statistics, administrative law. Further competencies that may be significant for practicing this profession are: Employment promotion law, unemployment support and counseling, labor law, job placement, training promotion law, training placement, career counseling, decision drafting, educational counseling, personnel consulting, social law, VerBIS (Placement, Counseling and Information System of the Federal Employment Agency), administrative sciences.

The ongoing digitalization of the working and professional world can change task areas and requirement profiles. For labor market-oriented consultants, opportunities may arise to engage with the following technologies, procedures, or systems: Document management systems - DMS (e.g., digitally documenting consulting processes; digitally managing and evaluating statistics), E-file (e.g., digitally managing and archiving official documents), Enterprise Resource Planning Systems - ERP Systems (e.g., participating in adapting ERP systems to the needs of job placement), Open Data (e.g., making studies and statistics available on online media), Predictive Analytics (e.g., making predictions about labor market development based on data models and statistics).

Labor market-oriented consultants bear responsibility in supporting organizations active in the labor market. When advising employers or political decision-makers, for example, they need communication skills and persuasiveness. They guide employees purposefully to promote professional consulting. When conducting and evaluating empirical studies on developments in labor markets or when evaluating and developing instruments and measures for labor market-oriented consulting, accuracy and perseverance are required. Consultants usually work in an office with standard communication media (computer, telephone, email, etc.).

An exemplary gross basic salary according to collective agreement after completing a university degree (Studium) is 4,323 Euros per month. Source: Collective agreement for employees of the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) (TV-BA). Please note: These figures are for orientation only. No claims can be derived from them.

Those working in this profession are primarily found in public administration, especially within the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) under Social Code III (SGB III). They can also work in other services for businesses and private households, such as private employment agencies and career counseling. Higher education institutions, universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen), vocational academies, and administrative universities of applied sciences are also relevant sectors.

To work in this profession, a completed advanced university degree (Studium) in labor market-oriented counseling is usually required. Activities in science and research often require a doctorate or habilitation.

Labor market-oriented counseling (advanced university degree).

Labor market-oriented counselors find employment in the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) in the field of employment promotion as defined by the Social Code (SGB) III, in private employment agencies and career counseling, and at universities and research institutes.

Some characteristics of work and social behavior are relevant for all professions and are therefore not mentioned separately; these include reliability, punctuality, honesty, ability to criticize, and appropriate manners. Additionally, the following profession-specific characteristics are required to practice this university (Studium) profession: willingness to perform and commit (e.g., readiness to advise actively and energetically even in difficult labor market situations), perseverance / determination (e.g., persistent work on completing studies despite demands from other areas), conscientiousness (e.g., exact checking of facts regarding labor market developments), sense of responsibility and willingness to take responsibility (e.g., responsible counseling of employers on personnel and competence development issues), independent working style (e.g., independent planning of instruments and measures for labor market-oriented counseling), and confidentiality.

Market-oriented consultants, in leadership positions, ensure professional advice for individuals, groups, organizations, or networks. They analyze, optimize, or develop labor market policy instruments and accompany their introduction.

Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency) local offices, Interamt.de, service.bund.de, Stellenblatt.de.

Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) - Headquarters, Bundesverband Deutscher Volks- und Betriebswirte e.V. (bdvb) (Federal Association of German Economists and Business Economists), dvb Deutscher Verband für Bildungs- und Berufsberatung e.V. (German Association for Educational and Vocational Counseling) - Office, ver.di - Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (United Services Union).

Responsibility for people (e.g., when advising employers and public administrations on personnel and competence development issues), customer contact (e.g., advising organizations active in the labor market, public administrations, and employers), screen work (e.g., preparing studies on labor market developments), office work.

Professional deployment opportunities categorized by fields of activity: Lecturer at universities, docent at universities and academies, study program coordinator, scientific research, research assistant, head of a research group, scientific staff member.

Documents, e.g.: (labor market) statistics, empirical studies, labor market models, consulting and meeting documents, legal texts, legal ordinances, administrative instructions, information materials. Data and data management systems, e.g.: labor market data, various databases. Office equipment, e.g.: PC, internet access, telephone.

Labor market-oriented consultants support organizations active in education and career, labor market and labor market policy, as well as management and leadership. They analyze the labor market, design consulting processes, and advise employees, employer organizations, networks, or political decision-makers. These consultants promote professionalism in consulting and evaluate labor market policy instruments and measures. They further develop these or devise and implement new solutions.

Adaptation training helps to keep professional knowledge current and adapt it to new developments (e.g., in labor law, social counseling, personnel planning and development, public administration).

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Provide professional consulting to organizations active in the labor market in the areas of education and career, labor market and labor market policy, and management and leadership. Lead employees purposefully to promote professional consulting. Evaluate and develop instruments and measures for labor market-oriented consulting, and accompany their implementation. In the field of education and career, ensure counseling for employees and employers regarding personnel, competence development, and labor market requirements. In the field of labor market and labor market policy, advise employers and political decision-makers on changes in the labor markets. In the field of management and leadership, advise public administrations on resource-oriented human resources work. Conduct, commission, and collect data for empirical studies and statistics, e.g., on labor market developments or international comparisons of educational systems.

The following additional employment alternatives are available for labor market-oriented consultants: In the field of education and career counseling: Training consultant, career counselor, education and study counselor. Similarities: Apply knowledge of labor market requirements and the education and employment system, design counseling processes. In the field of human resources: Head of human resources, HR developer, business economist (university) for human resource management. Similarities: Lead and evaluate personnel, promote professional development, advise employers and organizations on HR matters. In the field of management consulting: Management consultant. Similarity: Advise companies, especially on issues of personnel recruitment and development. Note: The mentioned job alternatives may require a longer induction period or additional training.

What is it about? Labor market-oriented consultants, as managers, ensure professional counseling for individuals, groups, organizations, or networks. They analyze, optimize, or develop labor market policy instruments and accompany their introduction. Main tasks: They advise organizations and actors active in the labor market on topics such as education and career, labor market and labor market policy, and management and leadership. They collaborate with various institutions in committees and networks, developing solutions and decisions together. Through targeted employee leadership, they promote professionalism in counseling. Furthermore, they plan work processes and structures, evaluate the work performance of their employees, foster their professional development, and are responsible for the work results of their organizational areas. They evaluate labor market policy instruments and measures.

The following abilities, knowledge, and skills are required for performing possible activities in this academic profession. Abilities: Verbal (linguistic) thinking (e.g., analyzing and developing consulting processes), memory (e.g., acquiring facts from the fields of labor market, education, and profession, recalling them in consulting situations), adaptability (e.g., quick and frequent changes between different clients and contacts under time pressure and with frequent interruptions), ability to plan and organize (e.g., planning and organizing instruments and measures for labor market-oriented consulting). Knowledge and Skills: Calculation skills (e.g., calculating statistics on labor market developments), understanding of oral statements (e.g., understanding questions from public administrations regarding resource-oriented human resources work), oral expression (e.g., advising political decision-makers).

The exercise of this profession may entail the following physical requirements. This information may not necessarily apply to every activity profile or every professional application. Undisturbed speech ability (e.g., advising institutions active in the labor market), near vision - even corrected (e.g., evaluating studies on labor market developments on the computer), hearing and speech comprehension (e.g., coordinating with representatives of employers, public administrations, and organizations). Note: This information does not form a basis for legal action and should not be understood as a medical suitability assessment. Actual physical suitability or unsuitability must always be determined on a case-by-case basis and taking into account possible reasonable accommodations.

The activity as a Labor Market-Oriented Consultant is not regulated. To work in this profession with a qualification acquired abroad, no professional recognition is necessary. However, it is possible to apply for an individual certificate evaluation for foreign university degrees through the Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen (ZAB - Central Office for Foreign Education). This can be helpful for applications in the German labor market. Further information on living and working in Germany: Hotline Arbeiten und Leben in Deutschland (Hotline Working and Living in Germany) - central information hotline of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) and the Federal Employment Agency (BA), Für Menschen aus dem Ausland (For People from Abroad) - an information service of the Federal Employment Agency, Zentrale Auslands- und Fachvermittlung (Central International and Specialist Placement) of the Federal Employment Agency, Make it in Germany - The welcome portal of the skilled labor initiative for international skilled workers.

The following health limitations could lead to problems in performing the profession. This information may not necessarily apply to every activity profile or every professional application. Increasingly, there are also possibilities to compensate for limitations, for example, through technical aids. Speech disorder, speech impediment (e.g., advising institutions active in the labor market), uncorrectable visual impairment for near vision (e.g., evaluating studies on labor market developments on the computer), hearing impairment, hard of hearing, deafness, hearing disorder, chronic ear conditions (e.g., coordinating with representatives of employers, public administrations, and organizations). Note: This information does not form a basis for legal action and should not be understood as a medical suitability assessment. Actual physical suitability or unsuitability must always be determined on a case-by-case basis and taking into account possible reasonable accommodations.