Eva-Maria Silberbauer is a civil servant at a vocational school for economics and religion. This means that her salary is regulated exactly according to the civil servant salary. She can earn more money by taking on additional tasks at the school. But for the business teacher, being a teacher is more a matter of the heart than a steep career. That's why she says of herself: I don't go to work, I go to school. As deputy head teacher, she not only has to teach, but also always know what else is going on at the vocational school. Organize timetables, substitutes and have an open ear for students and colleagues. The big advantage of being a teacher for Evi: security. Because she is a civil servant, economic crises do not have an impact. So the job is secure. Evi sees her job not only as teaching, but also as being a role model for the vocational students. She is very happy when her students get in touch with her again when they are in their professional lives and the time at school makes sense for the graduates. This gives her job a special value. In order to become a teacher, Evi first had to complete her high school diploma through the second educational path. This is how she first came into contact with the profession at the vocational high school. It was important to her that at the end of her studies she would be able to decide whether to become a teacher or go into the private sector. The starting salary for a vocational school teacher is currently 4,579.86 euros gross per month. Bavaria currently pays its vocational school teachers the most. Before Evi became deputy head of school, she was grouped in A14 level 06 and earned 4,563 euros gross per month. You can find more information about the requirements to become a vocational school teacher here: https://www.km.bayern.de/lehrer/lehre... Trainees attend vocational school during their training period. Those who have a high school diploma or a university of applied sciences entrance qualification and an apprenticeship do not have to go to vocational school; all other trainees are required to attend school during their training. You can find more information about vocational schools in Bavaria on the Ministry of Education website: https://www.km.bayern.de/eltern/schul... There are four groups for vocational school staff in Bavaria: entry after completing a degree with the A13 group, then after five to seven years A14, when the teacher takes on a role. This could be, for example, subject supervision or the training and supervision of trainee teachers. Employees of the head teachers are grouped in A15, the deputy also receives the A15 allowance, which means around 180 euros net. That is "Is it worth it?": One person, one job, one life. And at the end of the day, the question: Is it worth it? We accompany people in their jobs and show them their lives. Is it worth it to work for the salary and use it to finance your own life? What makes me happy about work? We don't just compare salaries, we show how people live from their work. We are always looking for protagonists (from Bavaria): If you also want to show how you live with your job, you are welcome to write to [email protected]! Authors: Christian Orth, Robert Stöger Camera & Editing: Robert Stöger Editors: Anna Siefert, Manuela Baldauf