Construction

Pflästerer/Pflästerin EFZ

You shape streets and squares with stone and natural materials

Pflästerer/Pflästerin EFZ

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
Swissdoc 0.430.20.0

02 · Salary

What you can earn

MedianCHF 66'158
CHF 38'000CHF 87'360
✓ 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 by experience

60k65k70kmedian 66k60k63k66k68k70k72k0-2 yrs3-5 yrs6-8 yrs9-11 yrs12-21 yrs21+ yrs
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ExperienceSalary (CHF)
0-2 yrsCHF 60'000
3-5 yrsCHF 63'050
6-8 yrsCHF 66'150
9-11 yrsCHF 68'000
12-21 yrsCHF 69'615
21+ yrsCHF 71'500

Salary trend

+5% over decade
66k68k70k67k65k65k70k2014-20162017-20192020-20222023-2025
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PeriodSalary (CHF)
2014-2016CHF 66'600
2017-2019CHF 65'000
2020-2022CHF 65'000
2023-2025CHF 70'000

Top earning cantons

  • AargauCHF 73'45030 obs.
  • Basel-LandCHF 71'15313 obs.
  • GrisonsCHF 70'20013 obs.
  • Basel-StadtCHF 70'00030 obs.
  • GenevaCHF 69'92029 obs.
  • BerneCHF 69'61549 obs.
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CantonSalaryObs.
AargauCHF 73'45030
Basel-LandCHF 71'15313
GrisonsCHF 70'20013
Basel-StadtCHF 70'00030
GenevaCHF 69'92029
BerneCHF 69'61549

Top paying industries

  • Commercial operation / Skilled craftsCHF 66'60083 obs.
  • Building trade / Real estateCHF 66'150369 obs.
  • Machine / System constructionCHF 65'15010 obs.
  • EducationCHF 40'0005 obs.
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IndustrySalaryObs.
Commercial operation / Skilled craftsCHF 66'60083
Building trade / Real estateCHF 66'150369
Machine / System constructionCHF 65'15010
EducationCHF 40'0005

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
  1. 1Organisieren der Arbeiten und Gewährleisten von Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz sowie Umweltschutz
  2. 2Ausführen
  3. 3Allgemeiner Arbeiten im Verkehrswegbau
  4. 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.

Strengths

  • Manual dexterity
  • Physical stamina
  • Teamwork
  • Spatial thinking

Trade-offs

  • Weather dependency
  • Physical strain
  • Shift work
  • Seasonal fluctuations

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