Living and working in Austria can be a really special experience, whether you are a student seeking temporary work like a winter ski season or summer job, or you fancy a professional career, there are so many options.
Austria Facts
• Population: 8,190,000
• Principal language(s): German
• Capital: Vienna
• Other major cities: Salzburg
• Monetary Unit: 1 Euro=100 cents
• Internet domain: .at
• International dialling code: +43
Reasons to Work in Austria
Austria is a breathtakingly beautiful country with a rich cultural past. It was home to musical giants such as Mozart Haydn and Schubert, and of the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. It was the birthplace of Rainer Maria Rilke, considered the greatest German language poet of the twentieth century and of mathematician Kurt Gödel.
Austria is a prosperous country in central Europe and has been a member of the European Union since 1995. It hosts the headquarters of several major international organizations such as OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) and of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and the OSCE Secretariat (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe).
Seasonal Jobs in Austria
Professional jobs and careers can be found in cities like Vienna and Salzburg. Seasonal work in Austria is really popular, thousands of staff are hiring every year to work at language camps, summer camps, resorts, chalets, with travel companies, ski resorts, language schools and holiday companies.
FAQ
Visa
If you are an EU citizen you do not need a visa to work in Austria. If you are applying from outside of the EU it is more complicated. You will need a visa and to get this a company will usually need to offer you a position and sponsored your visa.