Trainee Air Traffic Controller Austro Control

Posted on 26.8.2025

Job Overview

Company Company

Austro Control

Base Base

Vienna

Contract Contract

Trainee

Train with Austro Control to become an air traffic controller for operations across Austria. From day one you’re prepared to manage aircraft separation using radar, communicate with pilots by radio, and issue clearances that keep traffic safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible—while your training is funded and salaried. If you’re motivated, focused, and ready for a high-responsibility role, this pathway leads to an operational ATC position once training is successfully completed.

About Austro Control

Founding Year Founding Year

1994

Headquarters Headquarters

Vienna, Austria

Austro Control is Austria’s state air navigation service provider responsible for safe, reliable and efficient air traffic management in Austrian airspace, operating 24/7. Controllers guide up to roughly 4,000 flight movements per day and support the modernization of European ATM under the Single European Sky framework. The company runs nationwide ATS facilities and specialized services (AIM, surveillance, navigation) from its Vienna base.

Requirements

• Upper-secondary qualification: Matura/Abitur (general university entrance), Berufsreifeprüfung, or an academic degree • Ideal starting age 18–27 at the beginning of training • German language: very good knowledge (C1) • English: good command • Good vision and hearing (medical suitability for ATCO duties) • Completed compulsory military or alternative civilian service (where applicable) • For non-EU applicants: valid unlimited work permit, recognition of equivalent school diploma, C1 German certificate, and proof of no outstanding military obligation in the country of origin • Personal competencies: strong situational overview, decisive and fast thinking, multitasking and spatial awareness, quick comprehension, sustained concentration, excellent memory, and teamwork readiness

Benefits

• Paid training with trainee salary during the program • Minimum gross salary after qualification: €92,400 per year (excluding allowances) • Central location with excellent public transport access (U3) • Annual public transport pass (Wiener Linien) or subsidy for the KlimaTicket • Family support (summer childcare, paid parental month, parent-child office, child allowance) • Health & fitness (check-ups, free vaccinations, gym discounts, health talks) • Meal support and on-site options (canteen; complimentary coffee, tea, fruit) • Company events (e.g., Vienna City Marathon, Night Run, golf tournaments)

How to Apply?

Contact Information Contact Information

[email protected]

+43 51703 1103

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