Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 55'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 56'318 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 61'600 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 61'960 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 63'700 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 67'000 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsNature & Environment
Gärtner/in EFZ
You design green spaces and care for plants with passion.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Gärtner/in EFZ plants, maintains, and advises clients on designing gardens and parks.
As Gärtner/in EFZ, you bring life to the landscape. Whether in a greenhouse or on a construction site: you prepare the soil, plant, prune, and advise clients. With technical understanding and a love for design, you create functional and aesthetic green spaces. Your craft combines science with practical application for a greener future.
FieldNature & Environment
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryHorticulture
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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 Horticulteur. Based on 874 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+7% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 55'900 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 60'300 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 60'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 60'000 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Appenzell I. | CHF 136'000 | 18 |
| Schaffhausen | CHF 67'600 | 17 |
| Thurgau | CHF 65'454 | 32 |
| Basel-Land | CHF 63'095 | 30 |
| St. Gallen | CHF 63'000 | 41 |
| Aargau | CHF 62'500 | 66 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Education | CHF 81'000 | 8 |
| Public administration / Associations | CHF 75'400 | 26 |
| Catering / Hotel | CHF 72'500 | 19 |
| Machine / System construction | CHF 68'800 | 6 |
| Health care / Social services | CHF 67'600 | 7 |
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 61'740 | 153 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Gärtner/in EFZ
- ⏱ 3 Jahre
Official education path
Training takes place through a 3-year vocational foundation program with practical experience in a nursery and theory at a vocational school.
Typical training path
Gärtner/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Betreuen und Beraten der Kundinnen und Kunden
- Organisieren der Arbeiten
- Bestimmen, Benennen und Verwenden von Pflanzen
- Fördern der Biodiversität, der Pflanzen- und Bodengesundheit
- Warten der Arbeitsmittel und Lagern oder Umschlagen von Waren
- Inhalte aus der gewählten Fachrichtung
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- Joy in working outdoors and in a team
- Interest in plants and biology
- Strength and flexibility
- Good observation skills
- Good health (no pollen allergy, weather resistance)
- Technical understanding for working with machinery
- Joy in designing
- Patience and precision
- 1Betreuen und Beraten der Kundinnen und Kunden
- 2Organisieren der Arbeiten
- 3Bestimmen, Benennen und Verwenden von Pflanzen
- 4Fördern der Biodiversität, der Pflanzen- und Bodengesundheit
- 5Warten der Arbeitsmittel und Lagern oder Umschlagen von Waren
- 6Inhalte aus der gewählten Fachrichtung
Where this can lead
Career changers can often enter with a shortened apprenticeship in a second specialization or through subsequent higher professional exams.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Love of nature
- Physical stamina
- Technical understanding
- Patience and precision
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand on the construction site and check the plans for the new lawn. You use a chainsaw to trim hedges and then advise the client on proper care.
- You carefully prepare the soil outdoors or in the greenhouse.
- You plant, sow, and care for various plant species according to the plans.
- You fight pests and treat sick plants with expert knowledge.
- You operate machinery to build terraces or paths correctly.
- You advise clients on selection and care.
- You trim hedges and trees to control growth.
Working conditions
You work in nurseries, landscaping companies, or for public authorities. Depending on your specialization, you switch between protected greenhouses and open outdoor construction sites.
Where to learn
- JardinSuisse Unternehmerverband Gärtner SchweizBahnhofstr. 94, 5000 Aarau
Strengths
- Love of nature
- Physical stamina
- Technical understanding
- Patience and precision
Trade-offs
- Weather dependence
- Physical exhaustion
- Seasonal fluctuations
- Chemical exposure
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