Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 73'500 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 113'400 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 72'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 105'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 110'000 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 120'000 |
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Swiss professionsHealthcare
Biomedizinische/r Analytiker/in HF
Laboratory diagnostics for modern medicine
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You analyse blood and tissue samples in the laboratory to support doctors with diagnoses.
In the laboratory, you are the central expert for diagnosing diseases. You analyse blood, tissue, and body fluids using highly precise instruments. Your results form the essential foundation for every medical therapy. Together with doctors and researchers, you directly contribute to public health. The profession combines scientific expertise with high medical standards.
FieldHealthcare
Education pathContinuing Education Profession
IndustryChemistry, Pharma & Biotech
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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 Biometrician. Based on 18 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+35% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 76'000 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 132'625 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 102'900 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals | CHF 115'000 | 7 |
| Health care / Social services | CHF 92'650 | 8 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Dipl. biomedizinische/r Analytiker/in HF
- ⏱ 3 Jahre, Vollzeit
Official education path
The training lasts 3 years in a full-time format and leads to a federal diploma.
Typical training path
Dipl. biomedizinische/r Analytiker/in HF
Prerequisites
- eidg. Fähigkeitszeugnis (EFZ), preferably as a Laborant/in EFZ Fachrichtung Biologie or in the health sector
- equivalent training
- gymnasiale, Berufs- oder Fachmaturität
- Fachmittelschulausweis
- aptitude assessment, entrance exam, or interview (depending on the provider)
Requirements
- technological understanding
- strong sense of responsibility
- precise working style
- hygiene awareness
- independent working style
- willingness to work irregular hours
- ability to lead staff and work in a team
- interest in the health sector
Where this can lead
A lateral entry is possible with an EFZ as a laboratory technician or a baccalaureate.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical understanding
- Precise working style
- Strict hygiene
- High responsibility
- Teamwork & leadership
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at your laboratory workstation and prepare samples for blood analysis. While the instruments measure automatically, you record the values and check quality control.
- You perform blood analyses and determine the number of blood cells.
- You examine blood clotting and determine important clotting values.
- You analyse blood groups and check the compatibility of blood components.
- You measure substances like cholesterol or glucose in body fluids.
- You culture bacteria on nutrient media and identify pathogens.
- You examine tissue samples under a microscope for changes.
- You perform analyses to identify hereditary diseases.
- You maintain laboratory instruments and ensure quality control.
- You write analysis reports and forward the results to doctors.
Working conditions
You work in laboratories at hospitals, university clinics, blood donation centers, or research institutes. Your workplace is usually a state-of-the-art laboratory with specialized equipment.
Where to learn
- labmed schweiz Schweiz. Berufsverband der biomed. Analytiker/innen Altenbergstr. 29Postfach 686, 3000 Bern
- OdASanté Nationale Dachorganisation der Arbeitswelt GesundheitSeilerstrasse 22, 3011 Bern
Strengths
- Technical understanding
- Precise working style
- Strict hygiene
- High responsibility
- Teamwork & leadership
Trade-offs
- Irregular hours
- Physical strain
- High responsibility
- Strict rules
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