Cologne (dpa) – The number of foreign skilled workers in technical and scientific professions in Germany has increased significantly according to a study. From 2012 to 2022, the number of foreign employees in STEM professions rose by around 190 percent to about 202,000, according to the Cologne-based German Economic Institute. The abbreviation STEM covers professions and fields of study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Over the past ten years, the proportion of foreigners in these occupations increased from 6.5 to 12.7 percent.
According to the study, the at least 132,000 additional foreign employees in STEM professions contribute some 16 billion euros per year to value creation in Germany. Foreign skilled workers came to Germany not just from within the EU: the study shows that the number of employees from non-EU countries increased from 30,300 to 122,000 in the period mentioned, with the largest increase being among people from India.
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