Sick leave analysis
These professions have the highest risk of corona infection
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Kindergarten teacher and children with mouth and nose protection.
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Professions in childcare and in the health sector are particularly hard hit by Covid-19, according to an analysis by AOK Nordost.
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Berlin. During the pandemic in 2020, educators were most often on sick leave due to a Covid-19 infection. The AOK Nordost reports this for Berlin on the basis of its insurance statistics. From March to December, around 4.5 percent of AOK-insured educators reported unable to work because of this diagnosis – a value that is almost three times as high as the average value for employees in Berlin.
According to the AOK analysis, the other professional groups in Berlin most severely affected by Covid-19 are medical assistants, dental assistants, professions in geriatric care, professions in health and nursing care, doctors, professions in food production, bus and tram drivers and drivers, jobs in housekeeping and family care as well as jobs in housekeeping.
These are the ten professions most affected by Covid-19 in Berlin:
- Childcare and education (4575) *
- Medical Assistant (4225)
- Dental Assistant (3646)
- Occupations in geriatric care (3498)
- Occupations in health and nursing (3030)
- Doctors (2741)
- Professions in food production (2730)
- Bus and tram drivers (2708)
- Home and Family Care Professions (2669)
- Jobs in housekeeping (2645)
* The number indicates the number of Covid 19 sick leave per 100,000 Berlin AOK insured persons. Period: March 1 to December 31, 2020
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Corona infection risk: hairdressers and salespeople are apparently not disproportionately at risk
The data analysis also shows that hairdressers and salespeople in Berlin took sick leave less often than the average for Covid-19. The average for all occupational groups is 1610 sick leave.
According to the AOK Nordost, employees in the catering service even take sick leave less than half as often as the average employee in Berlin. According to the data analysis, teachers in secondary schools do not have a significantly increased risk of infection with 1811 Covid 19 sick leave per 100,000 Berlin AOK insured persons.
These are the professional groups with a below-average number of Covid-19 sick leave in Berlin:
- Professions in the hairdressing trade (1455)
- Professions in Sales (1367)
- Cashiers and Card Sellers (964)
- Jobs in horticulture (950)
- Professions for postal and delivery services (946)
- Editors and Journalists (842)
- Professions in the catering service (734)
* The number indicates the number of Covid 19 sick leave per 100,000 Berlin AOK insured persons. Period: March 1 to December 31, 2020
Corona infection risk: Not all groups at risk already have a vaccination offer
“According to our analysis, educators have the highest risk of infection of all professional groups, not only in Berlin, but also throughout Germany. It was therefore the right decision of the federal government to give preference to this professional group in the vaccination sequence, ”said Daniela Teichert, CEO of AOK Nordost, in view of the results.
In the Berlin “Top 10” professions with the highest risk of infection, there are predominantly employees in health professions who have already received a vaccination offer or who will soon receive a vaccination offer. It has been different so far for food production workers in 7th place and bus drivers in 8th place – they will have to be patient before they can get a vaccination offer.
For the data analysis, the certificates of incapacity for work of the employed Berlin insured persons of the AOK Nordost from March to December 2020 were taken into account. A total of around 4500 AU certificates with a Covid 19 diagnosis were evaluated. Around one in five people in Berlin is insured with AOK Nordost.
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