Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 60'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 63'050 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 66'150 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 68'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 69'615 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 71'500 |
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Swiss professionsConstruction
Pflästerer/Pflästerin EFZ
You shape streets and squares with stone and natural materials
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Pavers lay surfaces in road construction and prepare construction sites professionally
You are in high demand as a specialist in road construction and landscaping. You read building plans, prepare the ground, and lay paving stones or natural slabs. You work outdoors in all weather. You work with the team to implement designs and ensure stable foundations. Your craft shapes the cityscape in a lasting way
FieldConstruction
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryPlanning & Civil Engineering
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Exact salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Plasterer. Based on 508 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 66'600 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 65'000 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 65'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 70'000 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Aargau | CHF 73'450 | 30 |
| Basel-Land | CHF 71'153 | 13 |
| Grisons | CHF 70'200 | 13 |
| Basel-Stadt | CHF 70'000 | 30 |
| Geneva | CHF 69'920 | 29 |
| Berne | CHF 69'615 | 49 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 66'600 | 83 |
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 66'150 | 369 |
| Machine / System construction | CHF 65'150 | 10 |
| Education | CHF 40'000 | 5 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Pflästerer/Pflästerin EFZ
- ⏱ 3 Jahre
Official education path
The training lasts 3 years with one day of vocational school per week.
Typical training path
Pflästerer/Pflästerin EFZ
Curriculum
- Organisieren der Arbeiten und Gewährleisten von Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz sowie Umweltschutz
- Ausführen
- Allgemeiner Arbeiten im Verkehrswegbau
- Ausführen von Pflästererarbeiten
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- manual dexterity
- practical understanding
- spatial imagination
- careful and precise work
- teamwork
- physical resilience
- robust health
- sense of design
- 1Organisieren der Arbeiten und Gewährleisten von Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz sowie Umweltschutz
- 2Ausführen
- 3Allgemeiner Arbeiten im Verkehrswegbau
- 4Ausführen von Pflästererarbeiten
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Manual dexterity
- Physical stamina
- Teamwork
- Spatial thinking
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand on the prepared construction site. You check the ground level with a straightedge. You tap the paving stones precisely into the gravel bed. You discuss the next cutting measurements with your colleagues in between.
- You read building plans and design your own templates for road surfaces.
- You prepare the ground, compact it, and lay curbstones.
- You lay paving stones and natural slabs according to given patterns.
- You check the surface with a straightedge and correct uneven spots.
- You fill the joints and connect them professionally.
- You maintain tools and machinery and dispose of waste responsibly.
Working conditions
You work outdoors in all weather on construction sites for streets and squares. Your employer is a paving company or a specialized construction firm.
Where to learn
- Verband Schweizerischer PflästerermeisterTalstrasse 24, 8852 Altendorf
- Schweizerischer Baumeisterverband SBVWeinbergstrasse 49, 8042 Zürich
Strengths
- Manual dexterity
- Physical stamina
- Teamwork
- Spatial thinking
Trade-offs
- Weather dependency
- Physical strain
- Shift work
- Seasonal fluctuations
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