Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 51'282 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 48'480 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 66'000 |
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Swiss professionsDesign & Crafts
Architekturmodellbauer/in EFZ
You build detailed architectural models for planners and clients
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You create precise scales and models from various materials for architects and construction projects
You turn technical drawings into tangible spatial concepts. In your workshop, you work with wood, cardboard, or metal with high precision. Every detail matters to make construction projects visible beforehand. With great craftsmanship and spatial imagination, you create visual designs for architects, authorities, and clients. Your work combines art with technical planning.
FieldDesign & Crafts
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryArt & Crafts
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
No verified Swiss salary data is available for this profession yet.
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Architekturmodellbauer/in EFZ.
Salary trend
-18% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | CHF 66'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 54'084 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Architekturmodellbauer/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
The training takes 4 years in a company with 1 day of vocational school per week.
Typical training path
Architekturmodellbauer/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Planen der Aufträge und Organisieren der Arbeiten Entwerfen und Gestalten von Architekturmodellen
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- good fine motor skills
- handwerkliches Geschick
- spatial imagination
- drawing talent
- sense of shapes and colours
- precise working style
- endurance and patience
- 1Planen der Aufträge und Organisieren der Arbeiten Entwerfen und Gestalten von Architekturmodellen
Where this can lead
Career changes are possible if you have related professional experience or further training certificates.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Fine motor skills
- Spatial thinking
- Craftsmanship
- Sense of colour
- Accuracy
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at your workbench and cut wooden strips precisely according to a work plan. Later, you use a brush and spray gun to give the raw model its final colour and texture.
- You create detailed drawings and work plans from blueprints for the replica.
- You choose suitable materials like wood, metal, or cardboard for the project.
- You estimate the time required precisely and calculate the costs for implementation.
- You process the material with hand tools or machines like a fine band saw.
- You glue, screw, or solder the individual parts into a sturdy frame.
- You cover raw models with filler and sprinkle natural materials for realistic surfaces.
- You colour the models with a brush or spray gun and set them up professionally.
Working conditions
You usually work alone or in small teams in independent workshops. The demand for architectural model-making businesses is low and depends heavily on the order situation in the construction industry.
Where to learn
- VAM Verband Architektur-Modellbau Sekretariat: BrigittaEgli Im Raindörfli 23, 8038 Zürich
Strengths
- Fine motor skills
- Spatial thinking
- Craftsmanship
- Sense of colour
- Accuracy
Trade-offs
- Deadline pressure
- Market conditions
- Shortage of training places
- Physical strain
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