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Volume VI · Page 1237
| German Civil Service Ranks¹ | |
| I. | Lower level.² |
| II. | Intermediate level. |
| 1.
Assistant³ 2. Secretor³ 3. Obersekretaer³ |
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| III. | Upper level. |
| 1.
Inspektor³ 2. Oberinspektor³ 3. Amtmann³ 4. Amtsrat³ |
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| IV. | Higher level. 1. Regierungsrat 2. Oberregierungsrat 3. Ministerialrat 4. Ministerialdirigent 5. Ministerialdirektor 6. Staatssekretaer |
¹ The German Civil Service is divided into two main groups: Beamte (officials) anal Angestelle (employees). Beamte are classified according to four levels: Beamte of "unteren Dienstes'" (lower level), "einfachen mittleren Dienstes" (intermediate level), "gehobenen mittleren Dienstes" (upper level), and "Hoeheren Dienstes" (higher level). Angestellte are mainly custodial employees, workers, and minor clerks, but the term also includes some specialists who do not have Beamten status.
² Officials of the "lower level" are usually clerical employees and are usually addressed with the title of their position (such as "Buerovorsteher," chief clerk).
³ Usually carries a prefix such as "Reigierung," "Verwaltung," "Ministerial," etc.
