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Qualification levels of Furthermore, the Federal civil service is currently training ap- Part-time employment in the

Federal civil service staff proximately 1,000 apprentices, making it one of the largest Federal civil service
providers of apprenticeship training in the country. In ad-
Education and training are considered very important in dition to these, another 2,000 or so apprentices are being In 2007 the proportion of part-time employees was 15.1%.
the Federal civil service, where the proportion of highly trained in various independent agencies and enterprises Among permanent civil servants and contractual staff alike,
qualified staff has traditionally been high. owned by the state. The vocational qualifications available women made more use of this opportunity than men.

2008
include those for administrative assistants, as well as more
The recent process of re-focussing on the core tasks of unusual ones, such as aviation engineering, viticulture and
public administration has led to operative entities being winemaking, or for dairy specialists. Part-time employment in the civil service
hived off and given independent status, as well as certain 100%
services being outsourced to private providers. 5.0%
90%
Women and men in the Federal civil service 80%
31.0%
This has caused the percentage of university graduates
The proportion of women in the entire Federal civil service is 70%
and those having completed their upper secondary edu-
39.0%. This percentage has been rising for several years, in- 60%
cation to rise even further, to 46.4%. By comparison, in the
private sector the proportion is only 26.5%.
cluding in particular those areas in which women have been
underrepresented (e.g. the police and the military). Among
50%
40%
95.0%
The Austrian
69.0%

University graduates and staff having completed


contractual (i.e. non-tenured) staff, women form a clear ma-
jority. The diagram below provides an overview of the distri-
30%
20%
Federal Civil Service
bution of women and men in the various Ministries.
upper secondary education 2007 10%
0%
Facts and Figures
Austria-wide, the proportion of women among all employees
Federal civil service Private sector Men Women
is 46.3%, a level which is surpassed by 7 of the 13 Federal Full time Part time
Men Women Men Women Ministries.
38.8% 59.7% 24.6% 28.7%
However, in two of these, namely the Ministry of the Inte-
rior and the Ministry of Defence, the percentage is mark-
edly lower than the Austrian average. This is because a large
number of these Ministries’ staff belong to the occupational
Pre-service and in-service training groups of the police and the military, where women have
Depending on one’s occupational group and specific historically been underrepresented.
post, working in the civil service can require comprehen-
sive know-how in areas such as law, economics or infor- Women and men in Federal Ministries
mation technology.
Federal Chancellery 40.7% 59.3%

Ministry of the Interior 80.5% 19.5%


All new recruits therefore undergo an internal basic train-
ing programme. This training is provided by the Academy Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture 41.7% 58.3%

of Public Administration, which belongs to the Federal Ministry of Science and Research 46.1% 53.9%

Chancellery, as well as by the training centres of the Min- Ministry of Social Affairs and Consumer
Protection 36.6% 63.4%

istry of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior and the Min- Ministry of Health, Family and Youth 39.1% 60.9%
istry of Defence. Ministry for European and International
51.8% 48.2%
Affairs
Ministry of Justice 50.9% 49.1%
In addition to basic in-service training, various types of
Ministry of Defence 87.8% 12.2%
internship are also available within the civil service. Of Imprint
these, some are required for subsequent public employ- Ministry of Finance 54.4% 45.6%
Published by the Federal Chancellery, Section III/3/a - HR Con-
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment
ment (e.g. teaching practice for future teachers), while and Water Management
53.9% 46.1% trolling.
others, such as public administration internships, or court Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour 61.3% 38.7% Edited by Peter Neuberger.
practice for law graduates, provide skills that are also in Ministry of Transport, Innovation and
Technology
59.1% 40.9% Partial reproduction authorised subject to acknowledgement of
demand in the private sector. Men Women source. All other rights reserved.
Men Women
Key figures
Public administration at Federal level Occupational groups in the Types of employment in the
It is the Federal Ministries – each of them comprising head- Federal civil service Federal civil service
Population and labour market quarters as well as subordinate agencies – which are responsi- There are seven different occupational groups within the In terms of full-time equivalents, just under two-thirds of
Inhabitants (in thousands*) 8.299 ble for carrying out the administrative tasks of the Federation. civil service at Federal level, including the five listed below, Federal civil service staff are permanent civil servants ap-
Employees (in thousands, 2007 average) 3.472 Only 7% of Federal civil servants work in the headquarters of as well as nurses and school inspectors. pointed under public law, i.e. civil servants in the narrower
Federal Ministries, while 92.2% work in their numerous subor- While there are clear job profiles for most of these occu- sense of the term. In addition to these, however, there are
Unemployment (source: EUROSTAT) 4,4%
dinate agencies and institutions, such as schools, courts, tax pational groups, general administration officers can be in- also so-called contractual staff, who are employed under
Economy and public sector offices and police stations, where the civil service comes into volved in a wide range of different activities, which is why private-law contracts and represent approximately one-
GDP (in bn. €) 272,77 contact with the citizens. they are to be found in almost all offices and institutions of third of the entire civil service at Federal level. The propor-
Tax ratio* (as percentage of GDP) 41,9% Finally, 0.8% of all Federal civil servants work for the Republic‘s the civil service. tion of permanent civil servants has been decreasing over
supreme bodies, i.e. the Federal President‘s Office, the Parlia- In addition to administrative officers as such, there is a wide the last few years, due to a restrictive policy on awarding
Public expenditure* (as percentage of GDP) 49,3%
mentary Administration, the Constitutional Court, the Adminis- range of diverse job profiles in general administration, in- permanent tenure.
Public sector staff and non-staff costs 13,8% trative Court, the Ombudsman Board and the Court of Audit. cluding those of legal experts, engineers, economists, busi-
(as percentage of GDP) In addition to these, more than 10,600 civil servants still work Federal civil servants by type of employment,
ness administration experts and psychologists, to name just
Public sector employees (in thousands) 497 for independent agencies and institutions that no longer be- in full-time equivalents
a few.
*2006 data long to public administration as such, e.g. Statistik Austria, the Contractual
Austrian Federal Museums, the Labour Market Service, and the staff:
General number of staff* 48,305 46,160
Source: Statistik Austria state-owned universities.
adminis-­ average age 44.6
tration percentage of 50.2%
permanent civil servants
Public administration in Austria Body Number of staff of which in percentage of women 52.1%
31/12/2007 headquarters median income** € 28,702
Public administration in Austria is carried out on three levels: Permanent
Teachers number of staff* 37,140 civil servants:
the Federal level, the level of the nine Federal Provinces, and Supreme bodies 1,014 86,571
that of the 2,358 municipalities. average age 46.4
Federal Chancellery 839 704 percentage of 47.3%
Ministry of the Interior 31,682 1,655 permanent civil servants
By fulfilling their numerous tasks, the employees of these dif- percentage of women 56.1%
ferent administrative entities make a significant contribution Ministry of Education, Arts and 43,585 706 median income** € 47,867
Age structure of the Federal civil service
to the smooth functioning of public life and the economy. Culture
Police number of staff* 29,614 In 2007 the average age of civil servants was 44.1 years
Ministry of Science and Research 779 291 average age 41.9 (2006: 43.6). The continuous rise in the average age is
Teachers, police officers and tax office staff are well-known Ministry of Social Affairs and 1,033 396 percentage of 96.3% mainly due to a restrictive recruitment policy. Further-
examples of public servants. However, the different levels of Consumer Protection permanent civil servants more, staff today tend to be more highly qualified, and
public administration mentioned above are also responsible percentage of women 9.9% therefore also older, upon recruitment.
Ministry of Health, Family and Youth 489 476
for providing a wide range of other services, such as wel- median income** € 43,548
fare and family benefits, standardisation and metrology, food Ministry for European and 1,255 525
Military number of staff* 14,631 Age groups 1995 and 2007
safety, avalanche control, patents and trade supervision. International Affairs
average age 39.7
Ministry of Justice 10,940 208 percentage of 93.8% 30.4%
50 and
Ministry of Defence 23,561 1,076 permanent civil servants older
22.2%

percentage of women 1.5%


The staff of administrative entities on different levels* Ministry of Finance 11,066 734 median income** € 35,494 37.3%
40-49

Age groups
27.3%
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, En- 2,655 879 Judges and number of staff* 2,379
Federal level 132.731 vironment and Water Management public average age 43.8 22.6%
pro­secutors percentage of 100.0% 30-39
Federal Province level 140.900 Ministry of Economic Affairs and 2,923 1,027 33.4%
Labour permanent civil servants
Municipality level 73.400 percentage of women 45.8% 9.7%
Ministry of Transport, Innovation 905 631 29 and
*Federal level: 31/12/2007, in full-time equivalents; Federal Provinces, municipa- median income** € 65,284 younger 17.1%
lities: 2006; not including independent agencies and enterprises.
and Technology
Total 132,731 9,312 *full-time equivalents, as per 31/12/2007 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Source: Bund, Statistik Austria **median gross annual income, 2007 1995 2007

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