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Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Salary: what employees earn

Actual salary (BA Entgeltatlas), not a pay scale. Median pay of full-time employees subject to social insurance; part-time is not included. The salary in your contract may differ.

Median per month (gross)

€5,302

Range per month (25% to 75%)

€4,247 – €6,711

  • Region: Germany
  • Applies to the occupational group KldB 71513 This occupational group covers several occupations, not only this one.
  • Data import: October 2026
  • Reference period of the figure: not stated in the dataset
  • The source states the number of cases and the publication threshold.

Source: BA-Entgeltatlas

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Statutory minimum wage

  • Statutory

    €13.90 per hour

    valid from 2026-01-01, until 2026-12-31

    § 1 Nr. 1 MiLoV5: „ab 1. Januar 2026 13,90 Euro brutto je Zeitstunde“

Source: Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance (MiLoV5), Federal Law Gazette 2025 I No. 268 · As of 2026-10-27

Upcoming rates (1)

  • Statutory

    €14.60 per hour

    valid from 2027-01-01 · upcoming

    § 1 Nr. 2 MiLoV5: „ab 1. Januar 2027 14,60 Euro brutto je Zeitstunde“

Source: Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance (MiLoV5), Federal Law Gazette 2025 I No. 268 · As of 2026-10-27

Terms explained
Generally binding collective agreement (AVE)
A collective agreement that the labour ministry has declared binding for all employers in a sector – even without union membership.
Framework agreement (Manteltarifvertrag)
Sets general working conditions such as working hours, leave and notice periods, not the level of pay.
Pay agreement (Entgelttarifvertrag)
Sets how much is paid per pay grade.
Pay grade (Entgeltgruppe)
The classification by task and qualification. It decides which amount in the pay table applies to you.

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Career: possible moves

Occupations people move to from this one. Every rating shows how it was derived.

  • People Operations Manager

    HR & People

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Rating: leicht

    about 10 months

    Derivation

    What you bring: Candidate Experience, HR-Systeme, People Analytics, Recruiting, Stakeholder-Management

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (3)
    • Prozessautomatisierung
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Grundlagen der Prozessautomatisierung, Workflow-Tools und No-Code/Low-Code-Automatisierung im HR-Kontext lassen sich über IT-Fachschulen oder berufsbegleitende Zertifikatslehrgänge zu Digitalisierung und Prozessoptimierung erwerben. Vorhandene HR-Systemkenntnisse bilden eine gute Grundlage (bereits vorhanden/übertragbar: hr_systeme) — wird neu aufgebaut.

    • HR Operations
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Personalverwaltung, Vertragswesen, Zeiterfassung, Entgeltabrechnung und operative HR-Prozesse lassen sich über IHK-Zertifikatslehrgänge zum Personalfachkaufmann/-frau oder Weiterbildungen in Human Resources Management erwerben. Berufsverbände der HR-Branche bieten ergänzende Praxisseminare an — wird neu aufgebaut.

    • Prozessmanagement
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Prozessmodellierung, -dokumentation und -optimierung im HR-Kontext lassen sich über IHK-Lehrgänge zu Operations Management oder Hochschul-Weiterbildungen im Bereich Organisationsentwicklung strukturiert erlernen. People-Analytics-Kompetenz ist direkt übertragbar (bereits vorhanden/übertragbar: people_analytics) — wird neu aufgebaut.

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  • HR Business Partner

    HR & People

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Rating: schwer

    Derivation

    What you bring: Business Partnering, communication, People Analytics, Stakeholder-Management, Workday

    What is still missing: labour legislation, economics, Change Management, Organisationsentwicklung, Personalentwicklung

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (5)
    • Arbeitsrecht
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Arbeitsrechtliche Grundlagen für HR Business Partner werden über IHK-Zertifikatslehrgänge Personalrecht oder den IHK-Fachwirt Personal erworben. Ergänzend eignen sich Fachseminare bei Berufsverbänden im Personalbereich; wird neu aufgebaut.

    • Betriebswirtschaftliche Grundlagen
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Betriebswirtschaftliche Grundlagen für HR-Rollen werden über IHK-Fachwirt-Lehrgänge oder Hochschulweiterbildungen im Personalmanagement vermittelt. Vorhandene Business-Partnering-Kenntnisse sind bereits vorhanden/übertragbar und ermöglichen einen praxisnahen Einstieg.

    • Change-Management
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Change-Management wird über anerkannte Zertifikatslehrgänge bei IHK oder Hochschulen erlernt — ohne Bindung an proprietäre Methoden-Marken. Vorhandene Kommunikations- und Stakeholder-Management-Kenntnisse sind bereits vorhanden/übertragbar.

    • Organisationsentwicklung
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Organisationsentwicklung wird über Zertifikatslehrgänge bei IHK oder Hochschulen sowie durch Mitarbeit an Restrukturierungsprojekten aufgebaut. Vorhandene People-Analytics- und Stakeholder-Management-Kenntnisse sind bereits vorhanden/übertragbar.

    • Personalentwicklung
      1 option
      • IHK-/Kammer-Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Personalentwicklung wird über den IHK-Fachwirt Personal oder Hochschulstudiengänge Personalmanagement erworben. Ergänzend eignen sich Fachseminare bei anerkannten Bildungsträgern im HR-Bereich; wird neu aufgebaut.

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Further paths have not been researched reliably yet.

Where else you can go

Routes many people do not think of straight away. Every statement names source and date; what is missing reads “not documented yet”.

  • Certified human-resources specialist

    You take on responsible work in personnel management, in personnel consulting or in projects on personnel and organisation development. You carry out operational personnel work and help shape personnel policy, planning and marketing, including training.

    Why you fit

    You already fill jobs and hold interviews. The qualification sits in the same group 71513 as talent acquisition manager, and the ordinance names personnel planning, personnel marketing and operational personnel work.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    You are admitted with at least one year of practice after a three-year apprenticeship in the staffing industry, at least two years after a commercial or administrative apprenticeship, at least three years after another apprenticeship, or at least five years of practice. The practice must have substantial links to the tasks in § 1 (2). Trainer aptitude must be shown before the last exam part. Someone who credibly shows the knowledge another way may be admitted by exception.

    Source: PersFachkPrV § 2 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    For eligible upgrading programmes the measure contribution covers support for course and exam fees up to a total of 15,000 euros. That contribution is paid as a grant at 50 percent. Subject to subsection 4, it also includes a claim to conclude a loan contract with the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau under § 13.

    Source: Aufstiegsfortbildungsförderungsgesetz (AFBG) § 12 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    The keyword file places the certified human-resources specialist and talent acquisition manager in 71513. It has no entry for the title Talent Acquisition Specialist.

    Source: Klassifikation der Berufe 2010, Fassung 2020 · As of 2026-03-19 (Last update shown in the file header, retrieved on 31 October 2026)

    Your next step: Clarify admission with the competent body before you book a course, and check the trainer aptitude.

  • Human-resources economist at a Fachschule

    You work on the tasks of the specialist group to which the classification also assigns this qualification: recruiting, selecting, holding interviews and organising training. The file gives the Fachschule no task text of its own.

    Why you fit

    The qualification business economist at a Fachschule in human resources, also named Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft in the file, sits in the same group 71513 as talent acquisition manager.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    The classification lists the Fachschule business economist in human resources, also called Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft, as an example occupation of the complex specialist activities 71513, together with talent acquisition manager. The file states no admission rule and no duration.

    Source: Klassifikation der Berufe 2010, Fassung 2020 · As of 2026-03-19 (Last update shown in the file header, retrieved on 31 October 2026)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Read the Fachschule regulation of the Land where you want to take the qualification.

  • Certified specialist in staffing services

    You plan and steer staffing services, in the staffing industry, in corresponding units of other employers or self-employed. That includes labour-market analysis, winning, retaining and advising clients, workforce demand and recruitment.

    Why you fit

    You already win people for jobs. The ordinance names recruitment, winning and advising clients, and labour-market analysis.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    You are admitted with at least one year of practice after a three-year apprenticeship in the staffing industry, at least two years after another recognised apprenticeship, or at least five years of practice. The practice must have substantial links to the tasks in § 1 (2). Someone who credibly shows that they have acquired the occupational competence that justifies admission is also to be admitted.

    Source: PersDLPrV § 2 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    For eligible upgrading programmes the measure contribution covers support for course and exam fees up to a total of 15,000 euros. That contribution is paid as a grant at 50 percent. Subject to subsection 4, it also includes a claim to conclude a loan contract with the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau under § 13.

    Source: Aufstiegsfortbildungsförderungsgesetz (AFBG) § 12 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    The exam applies to the staffing industry, to corresponding units of other employers and to self-employment.

    Source: PersDLPrV § 1 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Your next step: Clarify admission with the competent body, and whether you mean placement or employee leasing.

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  • Master Professional in Business Management

    You prepare strategic decisions and put them into practice, in organisations of different size and sector, including self-employment. The tasks cover strategy, performance processes, organisation and steering company processes.

    Why you fit

    A Fachkaufmann or Fachwirt qualification, including in personnel, meets the designation the ordinance names. The competent body decides whether another qualification is comparable.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    You are admitted if you meet § 53d of the Vocational Training Act and hold a Fachwirt or Fachkaufmann qualification or a comparable commercial upgrading qualification, or the commercial Fachwirt under the Crafts Code, or a state or state-recognised exam at a commercial Fachschule that builds on vocational training, followed by at least one year of practice, or an economics degree from a state or state-recognised higher-education institution or an academy placed on the same footing under Land law, followed by at least one year of practice. Practice after the Fachschule or the degree must have substantial links to the tasks in § 2 (3). Someone who credibly shows skills, knowledge and abilities comparable to the occupational competence of the persons named in subsection 1 is also to be admitted.

    Source: GepBetrWMAProBusManFV § 3 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    Acquiring the skills described in § 2 (3) requires, as a rule, a learning volume of at least 1,600 hours in total.

    Source: GepBetrWMAProBusManFV § 2 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    For eligible upgrading programmes the measure contribution covers support for course and exam fees up to a total of 15,000 euros. That contribution is paid as a grant at 50 percent. Subject to subsection 4, it also includes a claim to conclude a loan contract with the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau under § 13.

    Source: Aufstiegsfortbildungsförderungsgesetz (AFBG) § 12 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Check which qualification you already hold. If it is missing, clarify admission to the Fachkaufmann or Fachwirt first.

  • University graduate in human resource management

    You plan, develop and assess personnel-development measures at the level of highly complex activities. That includes workforce demand, competence profiles, advising managers and coordinating training.

    Why you fit

    The classification places this university qualification in 71514. Talent acquisition manager sits in the complex specialist activities 71513.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    University business graduate in human resource management is an example occupation of the highly complex activities 71514. Talent acquisition manager is an example occupation of the complex specialist activities 71513. The file states no admission rule and no length of study.

    Source: Klassifikation der Berufe 2010, Fassung 2020 · As of 2026-03-19 (Last update shown in the file header, retrieved on 31 October 2026)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Read the admission rules of the programme and which prior qualification they accept.

  • Learning and development specialist

    You set personnel-development goals, build competence profiles and identify training needs. You design courses, align internal and external offers and assess their quality.

    Why you fit

    Group 71513, where talent acquisition manager sits, also names organising training. Learning and development specialist is an example occupation of expert group 71514.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Learning and development specialist is an example occupation of the highly complex activities 71514. The tasks of this group are development goals, competence profiles, training needs, advice, course design and assessing training. The file names no exam of its own for the title.

    Source: Klassifikation der Berufe 2010, Fassung 2020 · As of 2026-03-19 (Last update shown in the file header, retrieved on 31 October 2026)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Set a vacancy notice beside the expert-group task text and clarify whether development or hiring is meant.

  • Head of recruiting

    You plan and lead the organisation's personnel policy, including procedures for recruitment, training, promotion, transfer and dismissal. The group also covers budgets and negotiations with the central works council.

    Why you fit

    You already carry out recruitment. Head of recruiting is an example occupation of the managers in 71594. Talent acquisition manager is not on that list; it sits in 71513. The same group 71594 also lists human-resources business partner and head of personnel.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Head of recruiting is an example occupation of the human-resources managers 71594. The group plans and leads personnel policy, develops recruitment procedures and names budgets and negotiations with the central works council. The file names no compulsory exam for the title.

    Source: Klassifikation der Berufe 2010, Fassung 2020 · As of 2026-03-19 (Last update shown in the file header, retrieved on 31 October 2026)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Compare the role with the tasks of group 71594 and clarify whether leadership or operational search is meant.

  • Employer-brand manager

    You develop marketing strategies and communication material so that the organisation is visible on the labour market as a brand and as an employer. The same group also covers reviewing processes and introducing new forms of work.

    Why you fit

    You already advertise jobs and approach applicants. Employer-brand manager sits in 71314, organisation and planning, not in personnel group 71513.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Employer-brand manager is assigned to group 71314 in the keyword file. The tasks of this group include marketing strategies and communication material to build the organisation as a brand and as an employer on the labour market, and also reviewing processes and new forms of work. The file names no exam only for the title.

    Source: Klassifikation der Berufe 2010, Fassung 2020 · As of 2026-03-19 (Last update shown in the file header, retrieved on 31 October 2026)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Check whether the role means the employer brand or the organisation planning of group 71314.

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