 In 1637 Archduke Ferdinand Karl appointed him to be a councillor ("Regimentsrat") of Upper Austria.In 1646 he was appointed to the "Wirklichen Regimentsrat" and in 1654 to the "Regimentskammer".In 1655 Hocher became the Tyrolean Vice-Chancellor ("Vizekanzler") and on 9 July 1660 was knighted in Innsbruck.