Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 76'440 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 82'880 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 98'915 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 93'560 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 81'500 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 79'200 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsMetal, Machinery & Watchmaking
Qualitätsfachmann/-fachfrau
You secure and optimise quality processes in companies
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Quality specialists introduce quality assurance, check standard requirements, analyse problems and coordinate audits
In the modern economy, quality is the key competitive factor. Quality specialists take on this central responsibility. You develop systems, check products and processes, and ensure all requirements are met. Your work combines technical understanding with strategic thinking. You analyse weaknesses, coordinate audits and set standards. This ensures customer satisfaction and sustainable business success.
FieldMetal, Machinery & Watchmaking
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryElectrical Engineering
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Retail Specialist. Based on 66 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
-24% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 98'172 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 97'012 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 90'250 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 74'750 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | CHF 95'500 | 16 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer / Luxury goods industry | CHF 104'000 | 13 |
| Retail trade / Wholesaling | CHF 79'200 | 33 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Qualitätsfachleute
Official education path
You start with technical initial training followed by specialised further education in quality management
Typical training path
Qualitätsfachleute
Prerequisites
- Technische Grundbildung
- Weiterbildung im Qualitäts- und Prozessmanagement
Requirements
- Analytical and conceptual thinking
- Careful working style
- Negotiation skills and assertiveness
- Good communication skills
Where this can lead
Career changers can enter after technical initial training and relevant further education in quality and process management
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Analytical thinking
- Careful working style
- Negotiation skills
- Communication skills
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You face a new inspection task and compare the current results with the set standards. You then discuss the results with the specialist departments and initiate necessary adjustments
- You introduce quality assurance in the company and continuously improve it
- You check products and processes strictly against customer and standard requirements
- You analyse quality problems and systematically identify the underlying causes
- You coordinate quality management tasks across the company with all involved parties
- You carefully prepare internal and external quality audits and actively support them
- You set clear goals for performance checks and monitor compliance
Working conditions
You typically work in manufacturing companies, service providers or consulting institutions. You carry out your tasks in the office, in laboratories or directly at the production sites
Where to learn
- SAQ-QUALICON AGRiggenbachstrasse 8, 4600 Olten
Strengths
- Analytical thinking
- Careful working style
- Negotiation skills
- Communication skills
Trade-offs
- High responsibility
- Documentation effort
- Conflict management
- Constant adaptation
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