diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 797ef55f2e..22ff71090e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,4 +49,5 @@ nosetests.xml
 # IDE
 *.sw[po]
 *.iml
-*.ipr
\ No newline at end of file
+*.ipr
+venv/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/faker/providers/job/de_DE/__init__.py b/faker/providers/job/de_DE/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f41f1acce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/faker/providers/job/de_DE/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# coding=utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from .. import Provider as BaseProvider
+
+
+class Provider(BaseProvider):
+    """
+    Source: http://planet-beruf.de/schuelerinnen/mein-beruf/berufe-von-a-z/
+    """
+    jobs = [
+        'Altenpfleger',
+        'Asphaltbauer',
+        'Artist',
+        'Augenoptiker',
+        'Ausbaufacharbeiter',
+        'Bäcker',
+        'Bankkaufmann',
+        'Beamter',
+        'Binnenschiffer',
+        'Chemikant',
+        'Chirurgiemechaniker',
+        'Designer',
+        'Drogist',
+        'Erzieher',
+        'Elektroniker',
+        'Fachinformatiker',
+        'Fleischer',
+        'Florist',
+        'Forstwirst',
+        'Friseur',
+        'Informatiker',
+        'Programmierer',
+        'Techniker',
+        'Mathematiker',
+        'Koreanistiker',
+        'Mechaniker',
+        'Pfleger',
+        'Polizist',
+        'Pilot',
+        'Arzt',
+        'Krankenschwester',
+        'Medizininformatiker',
+        'Schornsteinfeger',
+        'Winzer',
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_job.py b/tests/providers/test_job.py
index 5cba37f808..3e5d0ff16f 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_job.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_job.py
@@ -55,3 +55,25 @@ def setUp(self):
     def test_job(self):
         job = self.factory.job()
         assert isinstance(job, six.string_types)
+
+
+class TestDeDe(unittest.TestCase):
+    """ Tests jobs in the de_DE locale """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.factory = Faker('de_DE')
+
+    def test_job(self):
+        job = self.factory.job()
+        assert isinstance(job, six.string_types)
+
+
+class TestFrFr(unittest.TestCase):
+    """ Tests jobs in the fr_FR locale """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.factory = Faker('fr_FR')
+
+    def test_job(self):
+        job = self.factory.job()
+        assert isinstance(job, six.string_types)