Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 84'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 95'333 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 84'933 |
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Swiss professionsVehicles
Reifenfachmann/-frau BP
You advise customers, fit tyres and ensure safe vehicles on the road
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Tyre experts advise customers, change and repair tyres on vehicles and promote safety and environmental awareness on the road.
You are the experts for everything about tyres. Whether for buying advice, fitting or repair: tyre experts combine technical know-how with customer contact. Your work directly supports road safety and environmental protection. In workshops or on site, you ensure vehicles stay in top condition on the road.
FieldVehicles
Education pathContinuing Education Profession
IndustryAutomotive
Swissdoc 0.570.32.0
02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Exact salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on EDI specialist. Based on 11 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 80'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 61'790 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 96'410 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 80'166 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Reifenfachmann/-frau mit eidg. Fachausweis
- ⏱ 2 Jahre, berufsbegleitend
Official education path
The part-time course lasts two years and prepares you for the federal exam for the specialist certificate.
Typical training path
Reifenfachmann/-frau mit eidg. Fachausweis
Prerequisites
- Admission requirements as specified in the exam regulations
Requirements
- Reliability
- Customer and service orientation
- Technical skill
- Ability to lead staff
- Ability to work in a team
- Sense of responsibility
- Willingness to work irregular hours (winter service)
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical skill
- Customer focus
- Sense of responsibility
- Teamwork
- Flexibility
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand in the workshop and balance a new summer tyre for a van. You check the valve seat and monitor tyre pressure before fitting the wheel correctly to the vehicle.
- You advise customers on buying tyres and rims.
- You fit and remove tyres on all types of vehicles.
- You balance the tyres and reduce driving errors through precise work.
- You repair tread and sidewall damage using hot or cold vulcanisation.
- You manage orders and systematically maintain stock levels.
- You prepare simple cost estimates and plan staff deployments proactively.
- You dispose of old tyres and tubes according to environmental standards.
Working conditions
You work in tyre specialist shops, garages or the transport sector. You often bring your services directly to customers on site.
Where to learn
- Reifen-Verband der Schweiz RVSHotelgasse 1, 3000 Bern
Strengths
- Technical skill
- Customer focus
- Sense of responsibility
- Teamwork
- Flexibility
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- Shift work
- Pressure of responsibility
- Weather dependence
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