Do you need a heavy goods licence?

No: it is a planning and coordination role, not a driving job.

What skills are expected?

Organisation, command of planning software and good communication skills.

Dispatcher, fleet planner

A job of organisation and coordination, essential to keep German fleets running.

The profession

The dispatcher plans transports and routes, assigns drivers and vehicles, tracks deliveries and coordinates customers and carriers.

Salary

Median (across all experience levels) around 3,275 €/month (range 2,750 to 3,791 €). Another source gives a median around 3,546 € (source: StepStone, meingehalt.net, 2026).

Employers hiring

Freight forwarders and fleet operators (DB Schenker, DACHSER, Rhenus, DSV, Kühne und Nagel), as well as any company with its own vehicle fleet.

Prospects

Solid, driven by the driver shortage that increases the need for coordination.

Career progression

Operations manager, transport manager, logistics manager.

Language level

On the job, safety instructions, directions and documentation are in German. With constant coordination between drivers, customers and authorities, B2 is essential, and it is the level we aim for.

Diploma recognition

These logistics jobs are not regulated: for the skilled worker visa, recognition of your qualification (Anerkennung) equivalent to German training is required. We have it assessed and start the procedure with you.

Visa

The main routes are the skilled worker visa with a recognised qualification, the recognition partnership which since March 2024 allows you to enter and work while completing recognition on site (level A2 required), and the Chancenkarte to come and look for a job. The EU Blue Card, reserved for university profiles, does not apply to these jobs. We check your eligibility and build the file with you.

Your Karriere Fähre support

We train you in German up to the required level, get your qualification recognised, present your profile to German employers, prepare the visa file and support you through to your settling in.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you need a heavy goods licence?: No: it is a planning and coordination role, not a driving job.
What skills are expected?: Organisation, command of planning software and good communication skills.

Indicative gross ranges from public German sources (Federal Employment Agency, Entgeltatlas, Gehalt.de, StepStone, IHK). In logistics and transport, pay follows the collective agreement and the sector minimum wage, and varies by region, employer and experience. Recognition, visa and driving-licence rules change: always check your case with the competent German authorities.