Teaching in check: Who pays the best salaries and which professions are booming?

It is statistically proven: Apprenticeships offer the most promising careers. But which apprenticeships are the most lucrative?

Anyone in Austria has one Teach completed, has the most promising career ahead of him. This was proven by a special evaluation by Statistics Austria, which was published in October and examined the career progression of over 500,000 teaching graduates. Trained apprentices would therefore find a job quickest, enjoy a high level of job security and, last but not least, receive the highest starting salaries.

But how much do they really earn, which training courses are particularly lucrative and pay off Studies Isn’t it still worth more in the long term? The KURIER asked about this Mariana Kühneldeputy Secretary General of the Austrian Economic Chamber.

Lucrative apprenticeship: median salary of 2,418 euros

Earn 2,418 euros gross (median). Apprentices 18 months after graduating. That’s 30 euros more than a graduate BHSa good 200 euros more than with BMS-Graduation and a good 500 euros more than that AHShigh school graduates, emphasizes Kühnel. She explains the fact that, statistically speaking, academics are still ahead financially over the course of their working careers: “Academics usually catch up quite late in terms of lifetime income. Average numbers or median values ​​also distort the picture.”

Through Master’s examinations and Independence Attractive income opportunities could also be generated later through an apprenticeship. “We know from a German study that master craftsmen and technicians earn more money than academics almost until the end of their working lives,” says Mariana Kühnel.

Apprentices can choose from a total of 200 professions. According to the WKO, the most lucrative income is traditionally in… Building construction (from 1,274 euros gross in the first to 2,866 euros in the fourth year of training). The job platform hokify also published a list of the top five best-paid apprenticeships in 2023. The Paver led the ranking and, according to the WKO, are in a similar range to building construction apprentices (from 1,337 euros gross in the first to 2,676 euros in the third year of training).

However, other sectors are currently particularly in demand: those in which digital or so-called green skills are in demand. “The IT-Apprenticeships have experienced a boom. The teaching profession Electrical engineering is experiencing great popularity, not least because of the energy transition,” explains Kühnel.

Brand new in the local curriculum: The Climate gardeners and District heating technician. As well as the “revival” of a teaching profession: the Fahrradtechnik. It was phased out due to lack of demand. And was relaunched by the e-bike hype.