In this article, task data from the German Qualification and Career Survey (BIBB/IAB) is matched against the Sample of Integrated Labour Market Biographies (SIAB) to investigate what patterns are discernible in retirement between 1985 and 2005 in Western Germany. Set against a background of pension reforms and substantial structural change, the article asks whether the nature of occupational tasks has any significant effect on the timing of retirement. Through the use of event history analysis, the article reveals that having a large percentage of routine manual tasks in one’s job is associated with a greater likelihood of a job holder leaving employment, while having medium to high percentages of non-routine manual tasks in one’s job will tend to decrease that likelihood. There is also evidence that holding a job that includes a medium to high concentration of analytical and interactive tasks will tend to reduce the likelihood of early retirement.

在本文中，来自德国学历和职业调查(BIBB/IAB) 的任务数据与综合劳动力市场传记样本相匹配(SIAB) 调查 1985 年至 2005 年在西德的退休生活模式。在养老金改革和实质性结构变化的背景下，本文询问职业任务的性质是否对退休时间有任何显着影响。通过使用事件历史分析，文章揭示了在一个人的工作中有很大比例的常规体力任务与工作持有者离职的可能性更大有关，而在一个人的工作中具有中到高比例的非常规体力任务工作往往会降低这种可能性。还有证据表明，从事中度到高度集中分析和互动任务的工作往往会降低提前退休的可能性。