Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 69'500 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 62'000 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 84'837 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 93'600 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 70'000 |
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Swiss professionsPrinting
Verpackungsdrucker/in EFZ
You print and process packaging using modern printing systems.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Packaging printers produce labels and cartons in industrial companies. They monitor printing processes and maintain the machines.
As a Verpackungsdrucker/in EFZ, you take responsibility for complex printing jobs. You follow the entire production process, from mixing colours to setting up machines and checking quality. In noisy workshops, your technical know-how and precision ensure that packaging and labels are produced on time and without defects. You work closely with graphic designers and post-press specialists.
FieldPrinting
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryMedia, Information & Film
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Packaging Designer. Based on 44 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
-27% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 88'475 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 78'037 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 40'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 65'000 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals | CHF 79'590 | 5 |
| Industry various | CHF 59'466 | 10 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Verpackungsdrucker/in EFZ
- ⏱ 3 Jahre
Official education path
The training lasts 3 years and takes place in a company and at a vocational school.
Typical training path
Verpackungsdrucker/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Arbeitssicherheit, Hygiene, Umweltschutz
- Materialhandhabung
- Drucktechnologien
- Druckvorstufe
- Druckfarben, Farblehre, Farbmetrik
- Weiterverarbeitung
- Betriebswirtschaftliche
- Grundlagen
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- technical understanding
- high team ability
- high sense of responsibility
- precise, clean way of working
- reliability
- no colour vision deficiency
- 1Arbeitssicherheit, Hygiene, Umweltschutz
- 2Materialhandhabung
- 3Drucktechnologien
- 4Druckvorstufe
- 5Druckfarben, Farblehre, Farbmetrik
- 6Drucken
- 7Weiterverarbeitung
- 8Betriebswirtschaftliche
- 9Grundlagen
Where this can lead
Career changers can enter with technical training or related vocational qualifications.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical understanding
- Precise working style
- Teamwork skills
- Sense of responsibility
- Environmental awareness
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand in front of the printing press and check the colour saturation of the test print. Precise settings ensure that every roll runs perfectly.
- You check orders and estimate the required material needs accurately.
- You create printing plates and mix the correct colours.
- You set up the printing press and test the settings with a test print.
- You monitor ongoing printing processes and quickly fix any faults.
- You document consumed materials and recycle leftover printed stock.
- You maintain the machines and clean the printing plates thoroughly.
Working conditions
You work in commercial or industrial printing companies, often on shifts. The workshops are usually noisy and warm because you handle large printing systems.
Where to learn
- PackPrint.SwissForstackerstrasse 2a, 4800 Zofingen
Strengths
- Technical understanding
- Precise working style
- Teamwork skills
- Sense of responsibility
- Environmental awareness
Trade-offs
- Noise and heat
- Shift work
- Physical strain
- High concentration
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