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Pflegefachkraft

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Pay scales and minimum rates

These are minimums if the stated scope applies to your employment. This is not legal advice.

There is no verified statement on statutory pay under the BGB for this occupation yet.

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.

Which pay scale might apply to you?

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BMAS collective agreement register

Career: possible moves

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

  • Case Manager Gesundheit

    Pflege & Gesundheit

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Derivation

    What you bring: Bedarfsanalyse, Dokumentation, Entlassmanagement, communication, crisis intervention

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (3)
    • Case-Management-Zertifizierung
      1 option
      • Zertifizierung
        Description from the dataset

        Zertifizierter Case Manager — berufsbegleitende Weiterbildung, ca. 200 Std. Theorie + Supervision/Praxisnachweis; baut auf deiner bereits vorhandenen Kompetenz in Entlassmanagement & Überleitung sowie Pflegeplanung & Dokumentation nach SGB V/XI auf.

    • Netzwerkmanagement mit Leistungsträgern
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird on-the-job durch systematischen Aufbau von Kontakten zu Kostenträgern, Reha-Einrichtungen und ambulanten Diensten neu aufgebaut; deine bereits vorhandene interdisziplinäre Kommunikation mit Ärzten, Therapeuten und Sozialdienst bietet dabei eine starke Ausgangsbasis.

    • Vertiefung Sozialrecht (SGB V/IX/XI)
      1 option
      • Fachseminar
        Description from the dataset

        Sozialrechtliche Vertiefung (Fachverband, Berufsverband oder Fachschule) — gezieltes Seminar oder Selbststudium zu SGB V/IX/XI; wird neu aufgebaut über den Grundlagenwissensstand hinaus.

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  • HR Business Partner

    HR & People

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Derivation

    What you bring: labour legislation, Empathie, conflict management, Mitarbeiterführung im Schichtbetrieb, Onboarding

    What is still missing: Controlling, Personalentwicklung, Personalplanung, Personio, Recruiting

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (5)
    • Kennzahlenbasiertes Personalcontrolling
      1 option
      • Fachseminar
        Description from the dataset

        HR-Controlling-Seminar (IHK, Fachverband oder Hochschule) — berufsbegleitend, wenige Tage bis Wochen; wird neu aufgebaut.

    • HR-Fachkenntnisse (Arbeitsrecht, Vergütungssysteme, Personalentwicklung)
      1 option
      • IHK-Weiterbildung
        Description from the dataset

        Geprüfte/r Personalfachkaufmann/-frau (IHK) oder vergleichbarer HR-Zertifikatslehrgang (IHK/Fachschule) — berufsbegleitend, ca. 1–2 Jahre; deine bereits vorhandenen Kenntnisse arbeitsrechtlicher Grundlagen (Schichtrecht, BEM) bieten einen Anschluss, Vergütungssysteme und Personalentwicklung werden neu aufgebaut.

    • Strategische Personalplanung
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird on-the-job durch wachsende HR-Verantwortung und strategische Projekterfahrung neu aufgebaut; optional ein HR-Management-Studiengang (Hochschule, berufsbegleitend).

    • HR-IT-Systeme
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird einrichtungsspezifisch on-the-job erworben; systemspezifische Einarbeitung durch Arbeitgeber üblich. Wird neu aufgebaut.

    • Recruiting-Methoden & Bewerbermanagement
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird on-the-job oder über einen HR-Zertifikatslehrgang neu aufgebaut; deine Erfahrung mit hoher Fluktuation & Onboarding gibt Praxisverständnis für den Recruitingbedarf.

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  • Key Account Manager

    Sales & Customer

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Derivation

    What you bring: Bedarfsanalyse, Klinisches Fachwissen & Produktverständnis, communication, Praktische Erfahrung in der Pflege, Reisebereitschaft

    What is still missing: Angebotskalkulation, CRM-Systeme, IT-Einkauf, Key Account, Medizinproduktrecht (MDR/IVDR Grundlagen)

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (5)
    • Budgetplanung & Angebotskalkulation
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird on-the-job durch wachsende Vertriebsverantwortung neu aufgebaut; optional ein kaufmännisches Grundlagenseminar (IHK).

    • CRM-Systeme
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird on-the-job oder über systemspezifische Einarbeitung neu aufgebaut; kein formaler Abschluss erforderlich.

    • Verhandlungsführung mit Einkaufsabteilungen
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird on-the-job durch erste Vertriebseinsätze und Verhandlungspraxis neu aufgebaut; optional ein Verhandlungsseminar (Fachverband).

    • Vertriebstechniken & Key-Account-Strategien
      1 option
      • IHK-Weiterbildung
        Description from the dataset

        Vertriebsseminar oder IHK-Zertifikatslehrgang Vertrieb/Key Account Management — berufsbegleitend, einige Wochen; wird neu aufgebaut. Dein klinisches Fachwissen & Produktverständnis sowie Kommunikation mit Ärzten & Entscheidern sind eine starke Anschlussbasis.

    • Medizinproduktrecht (MDR/IVDR-Grundlagen)
      1 option
      • Fachseminar
        Description from the dataset

        Fachseminar Medizinprodukterecht (Berufsverband, Fachschule oder Branchenverband) — Grundlagenwissen zu MDR/IVDR, wenige Tage; dein klinisches Fachwissen & Produktverständnis bietet Anschluss für regulatorische Inhalte, das rechtliche Rahmenwerk wird neu aufgebaut.

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  • Pflegedienstleitung

    Pflege & Gesundheit

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Derivation

    What you bring: Dokumentation, Patientenversorgung, Pflege

    What is still missing: labour legislation, economics, Führungskompetenz, Personalplanung, Qualitätsmanagement

    Not in the dataset: no information on requirements

    This does not mean that no qualification is needed.

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  • Wohnbereichsleitung

    Pflege & Gesundheit

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Derivation

    What you bring: Dokumentation, HACCP, Patientenversorgung, Pflege

    What is still missing: Dienstplanung, Führungskompetenz, Qualitätsmanagement

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (1)
    • Dienstplanung
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Dienstplanung für einen Wohnbereich wird in der Einarbeitungsphase als Wohnbereichsleitung praktisch erlernt — unterstützt durch Dienstplan-Software und interne Vorlagen. Teamkompetenz und Pflegeerfahrung sind übertragbar. Kurzschulungen zur eingesetzten Software reichen in der Regel aus. 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”.

  • Practical training instructor

    You guide trainees and students during placements and introduce them step by step to nursing tasks. You keep the training record and stay in touch with the nursing school.

    Why you fit

    Your experience at the bedside and in onboarding colleagues is the basis for instructing.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Pedagogical additional qualification of at least 300 hours, then ongoing training of at least 24 hours a year. To instruct in the mandatory placements you need at least one year of work experience within the last five years.

    Source: § 4 PflAPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    At least 300 hours of additional qualification.

    Source: § 4 PflAPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    Instruction covers at least 10 percent of the practical training time in each placement.

    Source: § 4 PflAPrV · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Your next step: Ask your employer or a nursing school about the next practice instructor course in your federal state.

  • Nursing management degree (leadership in healthcare)

    You lead nursing teams, projects and facilities and steer quality as well as care and case management. You work where nursing meets business administration.

    Why you fit

    Your nursing qualification is an entry requirement, and work experience can be credited.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Part-time Bachelor in Nursing Management (B.A.) at OTH Regensburg in Bavaria. Entry with a university entrance qualification and completed nursing training, or as a vocationally qualified applicant under the Bavarian Higher Education Act with technical school training, professional practice and a one-year probationary study period. Relevant work experience can be credited and shorten the degree. Qualification as practice instructor is included.

    Source: OTH Regensburg, programme page · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

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

    Your next step: Book the university's advisory talk and clarify which of your achievements can be credited.

  • Nursing service manager / responsible nurse

    You manage a nursing service or care facility in professional and organisational terms. You plan staff, ensure quality and bear professional responsibility towards the care insurers.

    Why you fit

    Experienced nurses meet the basic requirement. Expertise and team experience from daily work count.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Completed nursing training, two years of work experience within the last eight years and a successfully completed further training for management roles whose minimum length should not fall below 460 hours.

    Source: § 71 SGB XI · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    Further training of at least 460 hours (target provision).

    Source: § 71 SGB XI · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

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

    Your next step: Count your working years in the last eight years and ask training providers about management courses.

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  • Specialist nursing in intensive care and anaesthesia

    You care for patients in life-threatening situations and support anaesthesia and procedures. You take on tasks with a high level of responsibility in the team.

    Why you fit

    You bring nursing experience plus emergency and monitoring skills that the specialist course deepens.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    In North Rhine-Westphalia the WBVO-Pflege-NRW (regulation of 15 Dec 2009) governs the further training with at least 720 hours of theory of 45 minutes each, at least 1,200 hours of supervised practice and a practical and oral final examination. Entry with the licence to use the professional title, application with CV and proof. There is also a training regulation of the North Rhine-Westphalia nursing chamber; check with the training provider which rules apply to your course. Other states regulate this on their own.

    Source: WBVO-Pflege-NRW, recht.nrw.de · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    In North Rhine-Westphalia part-time at least two and at most four years; full-time is possible.

    Source: WBVO-Pflege-NRW, recht.nrw.de · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    After passing, the district or independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia grants on request the licence to use the title „Fachgesundheits- und Krankenpflegerin für Intensivpflege und Anästhesie“ or the male form.

    Source: WBVO-Pflege-NRW, recht.nrw.de · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Your next step: Look up the further-training regulation of your federal state and ask your hospital's intensive care unit about places.

  • Nursing education: teacher at a nursing school

    You teach theory or practice at a nursing school and prepare trainees for the exam. You plan lessons and assess performance.

    Why you fit

    Your practical experience and instructing experience give lessons substance.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Teachers of theory need a master's or equivalent university degree, preferably in nursing education; for practical teaching a completed university degree, preferably in nursing education, is enough. Until 31 Dec 2035 the states may allow exceptions for theory teachers and set further requirements.

    Source: § 9 PflBG · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

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

    Your next step: Compare nursing education degrees and ask a nursing school what it expects from teachers.

  • Care adviser at a long-term care insurer

    You advise people in need of care and their relatives on benefits and draw up a care plan. You accompany its implementation.

    Why you fit

    Your knowledge of care needs, care provision and transitions is the basis for advising.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Care insurers employ nursing professionals, social insurance employees or social workers with the respectively required additional qualification; recommendations on the qualification come from the national association of care insurers.

    Source: § 7a SGB XI · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    Insured persons are entitled to individual advice and assistance by care advisers, also at home or in the facility.

    Source: § 7a SGB XI · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

    Your next step: Ask care insurers in your region which additional qualification they require for advising.

  • Medical device consultant

    You inform professional circles about medical devices and instruct users in handling them. You keep your product knowledge up to date.

    Why you fit

    Your medical training and everyday use of products form the professional basis.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Expertise through completed training in a medical field plus product-specific training, or through at least one year of work informing about and instructing on the products. You must keep yourself informed continuously.

    Source: § 83 MPDG · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

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

    Your next step: Look at manufacturers whose products you know and ask about the product-specific training.

  • Bachelor in Evidence Based Practice Nursing (part-time)

    You develop quality standards and treatment guidelines and advise colleagues according to current research. You instruct trainees and students.

    Why you fit

    You deepen your specialty scientifically and build on a specialist course.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Part-time Bachelor of Science at OTH Regensburg in Bavaria with focus areas such as intensive and anaesthesia care, emergency care, oncology or psychiatry. Flat-rate credit for prior qualification shortens the degree; qualification as practice instructor is included. The programme is admission-restricted, an advisory talk is mandatory.

    Source: OTH Regensburg, programme page · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)

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

    Your next step: Check whether your specialist course qualifies you for entry and book the advisory talk.

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Sought-after professional skills

  • Behandlungspflege
  • Pflegedokumentation
  • Krankenpflege
  • Altenpflege
  • Pflegedienstleitung
  • Einrichtungsleitung

Source: Stellenanzeigen (BA-Volltext) · As of 2026-11-01

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