Strassenverkehrsamt des Kantons Zürich

Strassenverkehrsamt des Kantons Zürich

Updated: Sep 2025

80%

Employees say this is a great place to work

Portrait

The Road Traffic Office of the Canton of Zurich is a competence center for
Road Safety is responsible for vehicle inspections, driving tests, vehicle registration, driver's licenses and traffic charges as well as for administrative measures in the event of road and shipping traffic violations, e.g. warnings or driving license revocations.

Employees

452 in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Industry

Social Affairs, Administration & Public Service

Zurich
Zurich

(Zurich)

Awards for the Road Traffic Office of the Canton of Zurich

Certification September 2025

Certification September 2025

Certification October 2023

Certification October 2023

Certification November 2021

Certification November 2021

Certification September 2025

Certification September 2025

Best Workplaces™ Switzerland 2024

Best Workplaces™ Switzerland 2024

Rank 11

Certification October 2023

Certification October 2023

Best Workplaces™ Switzerland 2022

Best Workplaces™ Switzerland 2022

Rank 10

Certification November 2021

Certification November 2021

Demographic data of our employees

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Workplace culture at the Road Traffic Office of the Canton of Zurich

80% of employees at Strassenverkehrsamt des Kantons Zürich say that this is a great place to work, compared to 61% of the employees in a typical Swiss organization.

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What our employees say

A strong sense of togetherness. I am proud to work here. "Lots of great, conscientious and helpful employees and managers. Generally pleasant workplaces / infrastructure and pleasant working hours. We have exceptionally good working conditions here. I don't think there's a better company to work for.""Diversity is practiced here. Particularly friendly interaction and respect between employees and managers within the organization. The situation with Corona has shown that we have an excellent and prudent employer. This realization has reached the employees. The willingness of our employer to support and promote the further training of our employees is outstanding.

We have a clear mission: road safety in the canton of Zurich. We work together to achieve this - competently and solution-oriented. What sets us apart as a company is our unique mix of people.

Peter Kyburz

Managing Director, Road Traffic Office, Canton of Zurich

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Why work at the Road Traffic Office of the Canton of Zurich

We as an employer

We are a fair and responsible employer. In particular, we develop the potential of our employees, promote work-life balance and ensure equal opportunities.

If you would like to find out more about us as an employer: our portrait

We take our employees seriously:

  • We offer you a work-life balance.
  • We are open with each other and there is a pleasant working atmosphere.
  • We work together to achieve the best results.
  • We have a variety of administrative tasks in different areas.
  • We are open to change, but want to continue to guarantee stability.
  • We want to maintain and promote the motivation, performance and knowledge of our employees.
  • We have employees who make an important contribution to our success with their commitment and motivation.

And this is what it looks like in real life: We as an employer