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All 75 Regulated Trades in Austria
GewO §94
Complete list · April 2026
These 75 professions require proof of qualification (Befaehigungsnachweis) before you can register them. All other business activities are free trades (no qualification needed).
Complete List
Trades with 🇬🇧 have an English detail page. All trades link to the German detail page.
| §94 | Trade (German) | Type | EN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z.65 | Arbeitskräfteüberlassung | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.28 | Arzneimittel/Gifte | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.1 | Augenoptik | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.2 | Bäcker | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.4 | Baumeister | Reliability | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.5 | Bestattung | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.6 | Bodenleger | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.7 | Buchbinder | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.8 | Chemisches Labor | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.9 | Dachdecker | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.12 | Drogisten | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.13 | Drucker | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.14 | Elektrotechnik | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.16 | Fleischer | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.34 | Fliesenleger | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.17 | Fremdenführer | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.18 | Friseur | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.19 | Fußpflege | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.20 | Gärtner/Florist | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.21 | Gas- und Sanitärtechnik | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.22 | Gastgewerbe | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.11 | Gebäudereinigung | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.23 | Getreidemüller | Craft | |
| Z.24 | Glaser | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.25 | Goldschmied | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.26 | Hafner (Ofenbauer) | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.27 | Heizungstechnik | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.75 | Holzbau-Meister | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.30 | Hörgeräteakustik | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.31 | Immobilientreuhänder | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.62 | Ingenieurbüro | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.32 | Inkasso | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.47 | Instrumentenbauer | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.33 | Kälte-/Klimatechnik | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.39 | KFZ-Technik | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.35 | Kommunikationselektronik | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.36 | Konditoren | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.37 | Kontaktlinsenoptik | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.38 | Kosmetik | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.40 | Kunststoffverarbeitung | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.41 | Lebens- und Sozialberatung | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.42 | Maler und Anstreicher | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.43 | Massage | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.44 | Mechatroniker | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.29 | Medizinprodukte | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.53 | Metalltechnik | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.45 | Milchtechnologie | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.46 | Oberflächentechnik | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.3 | Orthopädietechnik | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.49 | Pflasterer | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.15 | Pyrotechnik | Reliability | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.50 | Rauchfangkehrer | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.51 | Reisebüros | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.52 | Schädlingsbekämpfung | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.10 | Schneider | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.48 | Schuhmacher | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.54 | Sicherheitsfachkraft | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.55 | Sicherheitsgewerbe | Reliability | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.56 | Spedition | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.57 | Spengler | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.58 | Sprengung | Reliability | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.59 | Steinmetz | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.60 | Stuckateure | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.61 | Tapezierer | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.63 | Textilreiniger | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.64 | Tischler | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.66 | Uhrmacher | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.67 | Unternehmensberatung | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.68 | Vermögensberatung | Reliability | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.69 | Versicherungsvermittlung | Reliability | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.71 | Vulkaniseur | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.73 | Waffengewerbe | Reliability | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.72 | Wärmedämmer | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.70 | Wertpapiervermittler | Regulated | 🇬🇧 |
| Z.74 | Zahntechniker | Craft | 🇬🇧 |
Understanding the Types
Regulated
Standard regulated trade. Requires qualification exam or equivalent.
Craft (Handwerk)
Traditional craft trade. Requires Master exam (Meisterpruefung).
Reliability
Requires pre-approval. Cannot start immediately.
Related Guides
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Trade names are shown in German (official). The legally binding version is the
German text of the GewO 1994.
General guidance only, not legal advice. Last verified: April 2026.
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