Austria is looking for Argentines to work abroad: how to apply

Despite the high employment rate, The Austrian Federal Ministry of Labor announces every year that thousands of jobs are scarce and that thousands of jobs remain vacant due to the lack of qualified professionals.

According to the entity, the economic development of the country depends on these professions and therefore, foreigners trained in the professions mentioned below They can apply for a permanent residence permit to work and move around freely.

Currently, Austria considers professions rare graduate technology engineers, electronics engineers, construction technicians, agricultural machinery manufacturers, programmers, systems analyst, computer technician, network technician, and database technician.

They also add empleos como desarrollador de databases de datos, especialista en seguridad de datos, técnico en hardware, gerente de tecnología, programador de sistemas, ingeniero de software, ingeniero de aplicaciones, carpinteros, enclosures, constructores de hormigón, conductores de locomotoras, pioneers, locomotoras among others.

How to apply from Argentina

To apply for a job in Austria from Argentina, One of the most popular job search sites is Karriere. Like other job platforms, can be searched by job title and can also be filtered by region.

In Karriere, we can verify that The trades of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labor are in great demand by Austrian companies: there are over 700 positions open for programmers, approximately 3,700 for software developers, 6,600 positions for engineers, and more.

According to Salary Explorer, the average salary of an engineer is US $ 3,740 per month while a developer exceeds US $ 4,400 per month.

Other rare trades, such as carpentry, are also well paid: earn around $ 2,400 per month, according to the same source.

What are the conditions for working in Austria

If the Argentine is a citizen of the European Union, you must submit a request for documentation to the competent national authority, after three months of residence in the country.

If you live in Austria to get a job, you must apply for a residence permit for gainful activity.

To get the red, white and red card and be accepted as a permanent immigrant, Argentines must meet one of these categories: be highly skilled professionals, skilled workers in rare trades, be graduates of an Austrian university, founders of startups who wish to extend their business model to the country or work as a freelance with an income above US $ 1,500 – in the case of being a married person – and US $ 1,000 – if single.

Accompanied by your request for a red, white and red card, They must present a school certificate and confirmation of employment to demonstrate that they have work experience. In addition, other mandatory requirements are to take a German and English courses at beginner level (known by its acronym A1) and low level (A2).