New hires
In 2024, more than 31,600 new employees (including vocational trainees and dual-degree students) completed their first day of work at DB Group in Germany (previous year: about 33,900). The new hires include more than 6,000 maintenance technicians, about 3,000 main line locomotive drivers and about 2,700 interlocking employees. This is significantly more recruitment in these occupational groups than in the previous year. This is how we aim to stabilize operations and improve quality for our customers.
Germany (companies with about 98% of domestic employees).
Including DB Schenker (discontinued operation).
Excluding young talents, we recorded 25,554 external new hires in Germany in 2024 (previous year: 28,193). In this way we make an important contribution to implementing our central strategic HR objective and to the robustness of DB Group.
| New hires by gender (excluding young talents) as of dec 31 / NP | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| <30 years | 9,172 | 10,824 | 8,247 |
| Share of women (%) | 26.2 | 29.6 | 30.7 |
| 30 –49 years | 12,505 | 13,200 | 10,528 |
| Share of women (%) | 22.8 | 25.5 | 25.4 |
| ≥50 years | 3,877 | 4,169 | 3,035 |
| Share of women (%) | 21.2 | 21.8 | 21.6 |
| DB Group | 25,554 | 28,193 | 21,810 |
Germany (companies with about 98% of domestic employees).
Including DB Schenker (discontinued operation). Does not include recruitment and hiring of trainees and students on dual study programs.