Chef and kitchen worker Jobs in Austria for EU Citizens: No Work Permit Needed (2026)

Who this page is for. You are a citizen of an EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland - or you are from Ukraine and registered under temporary protection. In both cases you may take up work in Austria without a work permit, and the employer files nothing for you. For EU, EEA and Swiss citizens that is free movement of workers; for Ukrainians under temporary protection it is immediate access to the labour market, currently until 4 March 2028. If you are from outside the EU and not under protection, this page is not about you - the page for foreign workers is.

Kitchen life in Austria moves at a demanding and steady pace, whether you are prepping fresh ingredients in a bustling city hotel, running a station in a traditional alpine inn, or plating dishes in a modern bistro. You will work closely with your team through intense service hours, coordinating timing, cleanliness, and consistency under pressure. Employers in this sector range from family-owned regional guesthouses and seasonal resort hotels to contemporary urban restaurants, all looking for reliable hands who take pride in their craft.

Finding the right position means looking directly at what different kitchens require and being realistic about the demands of the season. Many establishments advertise openings ahead of busy tourist periods, while others look for year-round support to manage their daily menus. Success in these environments depends on your willingness to adapt to local kitchen routines, communicate clearly with your colleagues, and maintain high standards when the service gets busy.

What is advertised right now

On 14 October 2026 our register holds 130 live chef and kitchen worker vacancies in Austria that carry the employer's own application address. These are public adverts collected from the national job services; they are not ours and we do not stand between you and the employer.

Employers advertising at the moment include siehe Beschreibung, Klangspiel, Wirtshaus Elefant, Hotel - Restaurant Ski- und Wanderhotel Jägeralpe, Hotel Walserstube, LACUS . Hotel am See.

85 chef and kitchen workers are already in the Workuro register. Create a free profile and we send you the live adverts in your trade, with the address to apply to, as they appear. You apply yourself; nothing about you goes anywhere unless you press a button next to one advert and ask us to send your CV.

Pay

We do not print wages on this page. The adverts we collect do not carry them reliably, and a number we could not stand behind would be worse than none. Pay in Austria is set by collective agreements in most of these trades; the employer's advert, or the union for the sector, is where the real figure is.

Nobody may charge you for this

You need no permit, so there is nothing for an agent to "arrange". If anyone asks you for money for a job in Austria, for a contract, for a place in a queue or for paperwork that does not exist, walk away. Workuro is free for workers and always will be; an employer pays only if they want to open your contact details, and you can switch that off.