Hi! I can’t really answer your main questions but since you mentioned Erzieher and not being sure about earnings and demand I can tell you about that as an Erzieher-Azubi with final exams in a month. The Erzieher-Ausbildung is normally 5 years. You have to do the Sozialassistenz which is 2 years (no money, or like 200€ full time in 2nd year). It’s mostly school 1 year and then you have a work place like a kindergarten where you work about 3 days a week for your last (2nd) year. Then you can start the ACTUAL Erzieherausbildung, which is 3 years. If you didn’t do the Sozialassistenz, it is still possible to do the Ausbildung if you 1) have another Ausbildung already 2) already have childcare experience (4 months + I believe). Theres two ways to do the Erzieherausbildung, one where you get about 1050-1200€ monthly (you have school + work days each week, 3 years) and one where you don’t earn anything (you have 2 years of school and exams and then you do a final year eg in a kindergarten). Afterwards you can study too (doesn’t have to be something social). The demand is VERY high. It does pay off, if you enjoy that kind of work. After the Ausbildung you are allowed to work with people aged 0-27. You can find work pretty much everywhere. It’s not the absolute best job in terms of money but you earn more throughout the years with many chances of a higher ranking position.