Wood & Interior Construction

Schreiner/in EFZ

You craft furniture, windows, and doors from wood and wood-based materials.

Schreiner/in EFZ

01 · Overview

What this profession is about

Schreiner/in EFZ plan, produce, and install wood products for furniture making or construction.

You turn wood into functional and aesthetic products. Whether in a workshop or on a construction site: you plan, cut, assemble, and treat surfaces. Your work combines craftsmanship with technical understanding. You take on customer requests, create plans, and produce furniture or windows. In this way, you shape rooms and buildings with sustainable materials.

FieldWood & Interior Construction
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryWood Industry, Carpentry & Joinery
Swissdoc 0.450.34.0

02 · Salary

What you can earn

MedianCHF 60'922
CHF 45'000CHF 91'728
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Screen Printer. Based on 82 observations, updated 7 months ago.

Salary by experience

60k70kmedian 61k54k60k62k61k72k76k0-2 yrs3-5 yrs6-8 yrs9-11 yrs12-21 yrs21+ yrs
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ExperienceSalary (CHF)
0-2 yrsCHF 53'525
3-5 yrsCHF 60'000
6-8 yrsCHF 61'750
9-11 yrsCHF 61'000
12-21 yrsCHF 71'500
21+ yrsCHF 75'555

Salary trend

+12% over decade
60k65k70k62k61k60k70k2014-20162017-20192020-20222023-2025
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PeriodSalary (CHF)
2014-2016CHF 62'000
2017-2019CHF 60'875
2020-2022CHF 60'000
2023-2025CHF 69'687

Top earning cantons

  • AargauCHF 69'25014 obs.
  • ZurichCHF 64'35014 obs.
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CantonSalaryObs.
AargauCHF 69'25014
ZurichCHF 64'35014

Top paying industries

  • Industry variousCHF 63'50014 obs.
  • Media / Printing / PublishingCHF 60'87542 obs.
  • Commercial operation / Skilled craftsCHF 60'33516 obs.
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IndustrySalaryObs.
Industry variousCHF 63'50014
Media / Printing / PublishingCHF 60'87542
Commercial operation / Skilled craftsCHF 60'33516

03 · Pathway

How to enter and grow

  • 🎓 Schreiner/in EFZ
  • 4 Jahre

Official education path

The training takes place as a four-year dual apprenticeship with weekday school and practical work in a carpentry shop.

Typical training path

Schreiner/in EFZ

Curriculum

  • Vorbereiten und Planen
  • Herstellen von Produkten
  • Herstellen von Produkten spezifisch für den Innenbereich
  • Herstellen von Produkten spezifisch für den Aussenbereich
  • Ausführen von Montagearbeiten

Prerequisites

  • obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen

Requirements

  • handwerkliches Geschick
  • technisches Verständnis
  • gutes räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen
  • zeichnerische Fähigkeiten
  • exakte Arbeitsweise
  • Sinn für Ästhetik
  • gute Gesundheit (keine Überempfindlichkeit gegen Staub und Chemikalien)
  1. 1Vorbereiten und Planen
  2. 2Herstellen von Produkten
  3. 3Herstellen von Produkten spezifisch für den Innenbereich
  4. 4Herstellen von Produkten spezifisch für den Aussenbereich
  5. 5Ausführen von Montagearbeiten

Where this can lead

Lateral entry is possible, for example through a shortened apprenticeship as a carpenter or draughtsman.

04 · Skills & fit

What it takes

Required skills

  • Craftsmanship
  • Technical understanding
  • Spatial imagination
  • Aesthetic awareness
  • Physical resilience

Personality fit

  • Swiss career path
  • Career transition
  • Professional growth

05 · Daily reality

What the work feels like

Typical day

You stand at the workbench and carefully sand a door frame. Then you check the fit before preparing the part for painting.

  • You take on customer requests and create detailed plans.
  • You determine the required materials and estimate the workload accurately.
  • You cut, saw, and sand wood with machines or by hand.
  • You assemble various components into finished furniture or windows.
  • You treat surfaces by staining or painting for a beautiful finish.
  • You install finished products directly on site in buildings.

Working conditions

You work in carpentry shops, wood processing companies, or on construction sites. There you coordinate your work closely with other specialists.

Strengths

  • Craftsmanship
  • Technical understanding
  • Spatial imagination
  • Aesthetic awareness
  • Physical resilience

Trade-offs

  • Physical strain
  • Weather dependency
  • Precision pressure
  • Dust exposure

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