Berlin’s top 100 – the best employers in Berlin
Berlin attracts not only highly qualified employees to the Spree but also attractive employers.
Berlin’s top 100 employers in 2019
The 100 largest employers are determined in an annual survey of the city's largest companies by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Berlin).
Berlin's largest employer comes from the transport sector: with its 22,156 employees, Deutsche Bahn is still in first place followed by Charité (18,700 employees), the Vivantes Network for Health (17,372 employees) and BVG (15,264 employees). Siemens is in 5th place with 11,000 employees.
Company name | Industry sector | Employees | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Deutsche Bahn (inkl. S-Bahn Berlin) | Transport/Logistics | 22,156 | |
2 | Charité | Health | 18,700 | |
3 | Vivantes-Netzwerk für Gesundheit | Health | 17,372 | |
4 | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) | Traffic | 15,264 | |
5 | Siemens | Electrical Engineering | 11,000 | |
6 | Deutsche Post DHL | Logistics | 11,000 | (3 |
7 | Daimler | Automotive Industry | 8.900 | |
8 | Edeka (inkl. Thürmann, Netto) | Retail | 7,300 | (1 |
9 | Paul Gerhardt Diakonie | Health | 7,042 | |
10 | Zalando | Digital Economy | 6,500 |
Complete List of Berlin’s top 100 employers in 2019
11 | Gegenbauer | Facility Management | 6,493 | |
12 | Deutsche Telekom | Telecommunications | 6,145 | |
13 | Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe BSR | Waste management | 5,834 | |
14 | Axel Springer | Media | 5,795 | |
15 | Rewe Markt GmbH | Retail | 5,750 | |
16 | Bayer | Pharmaindustrie | 5,000 | |
17 | Wisag Facility Service Holding | Facility Management | 4,721 | (3 |
18 | Deutsches Rotes Kreuz | Social issues | 4,600 | (4 |
19 | Securitas Sicherheitsdienste | Security services | 4,500 | |
20 | Berliner Wasserbetriebe | Water supply company | 4,429 | |
21 | Dussmann Group | Facility-Management, Geriatric care, Retail | 4,400 | (2 |
22 | Helios Kliniken | Health | 4,370 | |
23 | Vattenfall | Energy supplier | 4,168 | |
24 | Kaufland | Retail | 3,800 | |
25 | Berliner Sparkasse | Bank | 3,689 | |
26 | Alexianer | Health | 3,500 | |
27 | Deutsche Bank | Bank | 3,500 | |
28 | Lidl | Retail | 3,160 | |
29 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Aviation | 3,000 | (3 |
30 | Unionhilfswerk Unternehmensverbund | Social issues | 2,991 | |
31 | S-Bahn Berlin | Traffic | 2,842 | |
32 | Bosch | Electrical Engineering | 2,790 | (3 |
33 | Netto Marken-Discount | Retail | 2,754 | |
34 | BMW | Automotive Industry | 2,700 | |
35 | Allianz | Insurance | 2,690 | |
36 | Volkswagen | Automotive Industry | 2,635 | |
37 | EJF | Social issues | 2,552 | |
38 | KPMG | Auditing | 2,541 | |
39 | Biotronik | Medical Technology | 2,500 | |
40 | McDonald's | System gastronomy | 2,500 | |
41 | Mosaik Unternehmensverbund | Social issues | 2,310 | |
42 | Bundesdruckerei | Security printing | 2,280 | |
43 | Stephanus-Stiftung | Health | 2,133 | |
44 | Berliner Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung BWB | Social issues | 2,129 | |
45 | Deutsche Kreditbank | Bank | 2,116 | |
46 | Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof | Retail | 2,100 | (1 |
47 | Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin | Health | 2,057 | |
48 | Lebenshilfe Berlin | Social issues | 2,050 | |
49 | AOK | Health insurance | 2,043 | |
50 | BASF | Chemistry | 1,992 | |
51 | BT Berlin Transport | Traffic | 1,981 | |
52 | Sana Kliniken Berlin-Brandenburg | Health | 1,973 | |
53 | dm-drogerie Markt | Retail | 1,942 | |
54 | Renafan | Social issues | 1,928 | |
55 | 3B Dienstleistung Deutschland | Infrastructural building services | 1,917 | |
56 | Amazon | Digital Economy | 1,900 | |
57 | IAV | Automotive supplier | 1,900 | |
58 | Commerzbank | Bank | 1,828 | (3 |
59 | H&M Hennes & Mauritz | Retail | 1,691 | |
60 | Dirk Rossmann | Retail | 1,642 | |
61 | MediamarktSaturn Deutschland | Retail | 1,620 | (1 |
62 | Accor | Hotel | 1,600 | (1 |
63 | Aldi | Retail | 1,600 | (1 |
64 | AWO | Social issues | 1,600 | |
65 | Steinecke's Heidebrot Backstube | Retail/Food | 1,582 | (3 |
66 | Volkssolidarität Berlin | Social issues | 1,576 | |
67 | GRG. Die Gebäudereiniger | Facility Management | 1,555 | |
68 | Gasag-Gruppe | Energy supplier | 1,529 | |
69 | Randstad Deutschland | Recruitment agency | 1,482 | (3 |
70 | Berliner Volksbank | Bank | 1,427 | |
71 | Knorr-Bremse | Railway technology | 1,425 | |
72 | Bio Company | Retail | 1,378 | |
73 | Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge | Health | 1,354 | |
74 | Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin | Health | 1,350 | |
75 | Alba | Waste management/Recycling | 1,321 | |
76 | Ernst & Young | Auditing | 1,320 | |
77 | PIN Mail | Postal service | 1,313 | |
78 | Degewo | Real Estate | 1,313 | |
79 | Stadler Pankow | Railway technology | 1,300 | (1 |
80 | Parexel International | Pharma Research | 1,297 | |
81 | Max-Delbrück-Centrum | Research | 1,254 | |
82 | Ikea Deutschland | Retail | 1,230 | |
83 | Postbank - eine Niederlassung der Deutsche Bank AG | Bank | 1,217 | (3 |
84 | August Storck | Food | 1,200 | |
85 | Price Waterhouse Coopers | Auditing | 1,200 | |
86 | Bauhaus | Retail | 1,200 | (1 |
87 | HZB Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie | Research | 1,191 | |
88 | Delivery Hero | Digital Economy | 1,172 | |
89 | Studierendenwerk Berlin | Service for students at Berlin universities | 1,139 | |
90 | Berlin-Chemie | Pharmaindustrie | 1,104 | |
91 | Competence Call Center | Callcenter | 1,100 | |
92 | Franz Cornelsen Bildungsgruppe | Publishing | 1,100 | (1 |
93 | B. Braun Melsungen | Medical Technology | 1,100 | |
94 | Piepenbrock Dienstleistungen | Facility Management | 1,058 | |
95 | Vitanas Gruppe | Social issues | 1,050 | |
96 | Fröbel Bildung und Erziehung | Daycare | 1,023 | |
97 | Ergo Group | Insurance | 1,021 | |
98 | Berliner Glas | Optics | 1,005 | |
99 | Sankt Gertrauden-Krankenhaus | Health | 1,004 | |
100 | Messe Berlin | Fair | 1,003 |