DIGITALISATION ATLAS · AMS × DIGCOMP 3.0 AT

Digitalisation atlas by occupational field

How digital is each sector of the Austrian labour market — and in which competence dimension? The atlas averages the DigComp requirements of all rated occupations per occupational field, on the eight NQF-aligned levels.

15
occupational fields
521
rated profiles
3.7
average level (NQF)
7. August 2026
data as of

Requirement level by field and competence area

Average NQF-oriented competence level across all occupations in a field, based on the classifications of the AMS Occupational Information System (BIS). The stronger the colour, the higher the digital requirement; the number shown is the average.

lower requirementhigher requirement⌀ 1.9–6.4 · NQR 1–8
Requirement level by field and competence area
Occupational field0Foundations1Information & Data2Communication3Creation & Production4Safety5Problem-solvingOverall
376.36.15.55.85.86.46.0
155.55.04.44.64.45.24.8
354.85.04.64.64.24.34.6
624.54.74.44.24.44.04.4
494.03.93.54.33.63.43.8
674.04.03.53.54.43.33.8
374.43.72.83.53.03.93.5
533.83.43.63.43.43.53.5
513.93.53.43.42.93.63.4
163.93.23.33.13.13.53.4
114.03.53.23.12.93.53.4
393.23.13.12.83.02.52.9
203.32.82.82.62.53.22.9
113.22.42.62.42.32.72.6
182.42.32.71.91.92.22.2

Competence area ranking

Which occupational field has the highest demand in a given competence area?

The highest demand for Foundations, Access and Digital Understanding is in Electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, IT (avg. 6.3) — the lowest is in Cleaning, building maintenance, semi-skilled and support occupations (avg. 2.4).

  1. 1Electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, IT6.3
  2. 2Environment5.5
  3. 3Science, education, research and development4.8
  4. 4Office, marketing, finance, law, security4.5
  5. 5Mechanical engineering, automotive, metal4.4
  6. 6Social work, health, beauty care4.0
  7. 7Media, graphics, design, printing, art, craft4.0
  8. 8Mining, raw materials, glass, ceramics, stone4.0
  9. 9Chemistry, biotechnology, food, plastics3.9
  10. 10Construction, allied trades, wood, building services3.9
  11. 11Trade, logistics, transport3.8
  12. 12Agriculture, horticulture, forestry3.3
  13. 13Textiles, clothing, fashion, leather3.2
  14. 14Tourism, hospitality, leisure3.2
  15. 15Cleaning, building maintenance, semi-skilled and support occupations2.4

Field profile in comparison

Select an occupational field to compare its competence profile against the average across all fields.

this fieldaverage of all fields37 rated occupationsOverall average: 6.0
0
6.3
1
6.1
2
5.5
3
5.8
4
5.8
5
6.4

Occupational profile vs. field average

How does an individual occupational profile deviate from its field's average? See the legend below the chart for an explanation of the lines.

Choose an occupational profile to compare it against its own field's average.

Occupational field profiles compared

Where does an occupational field's digitalisation focus lie? Choose up to 2 occupational fields to compare.

Choose at least one occupational field to see its competence profile.

Strongest and weakest field per competence area

Which sector leads and which trails in each of the six competence areas.

0 · Foundations, Access and Digital Understanding

highestElectrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, IT
6.3
lowestCleaning, building maintenance, semi-skilled and support occupations
2.4

1 · Information, Data and Digital Content Management

highestElectrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, IT
6.1
lowestCleaning, building maintenance, semi-skilled and support occupations
2.3

2 · Communication, Interaction and Collaboration

highestElectrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, IT
5.5
lowestTextiles, clothing, fashion, leather
2.6

3 · Creation, Production and Publication

highestElectrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, IT
5.8
lowestCleaning, building maintenance, semi-skilled and support occupations
1.9

4 · Safety, Self-Protection and Sustainable Use of Resources

highestElectrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, IT
5.8
lowestCleaning, building maintenance, semi-skilled and support occupations
1.9

5 · Problem-Solving, Innovation and Continuous Learning

highestElectrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, IT
6.4
lowestCleaning, building maintenance, semi-skilled and support occupations
2.2

Sources & methodology: Occupational profiles: AMS Occupational Information System (BIS), production data as of 7. August 2026. Of 523 AMS core occupations (Stammberufe), 521 are fully mapped to the 6 competence areas (0–5) based on DigComp 2.3 AT and are thus compatible with the Digital Competence Model for Austria – DigComp 3.0 AT⁠(opens in new tab) (fit4internet, 2026) per Domany-Funtan et al., and are evaluated here. Averages are the mean of the profile means ((lower bound + upper bound)/2) per competence area; the range extends from the minimum of the lower bounds to the maximum of the upper bounds across all profiles within the occupational field, or — for a single occupation — its own lower/upper bound. The values 1 to 8 are the competence levels oriented on the National Qualifications Framework (NQR), based on Digital Competence Model for Austria: DigComp 3.0 AT (2026) | Medienimpulse⁠(opens in new tab) (Domany-Funtan et al., 2026).