Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 70'200 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 75'600 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 78'350 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 81'250 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 85'820 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 85'909 |
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Swiss professionsBuilding Services
Kältesystem-Monteur/in EFZ
Install, maintain and repair cooling and air conditioning systems
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You install cooling systems, check pipes, fix faults and ensure working refrigeration units across various industries.
As Kältesystem-Monteur/in EFZ, you are the technical backbone for working cooling and air conditioning systems. You install complex systems, check pipes for leaks and commission units. Whether on construction sites, in hospitals or in industry – your expertise ensures reliable processes and exact temperature control.
FieldBuilding Services
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryBuilding services: plumbing, HVAC
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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 Refrigeration Assembler. Based on 124 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 78'650 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 75'300 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 78'350 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 78'354 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | CHF 83'609 | 19 |
| Berne | CHF 80'000 | 20 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Industry various | CHF 87'304 | 16 |
| Machine / System construction | CHF 78'650 | 22 |
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 75'075 | 17 |
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 72'139 | 50 |
| Service sector in general | CHF 71'500 | 7 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Kältesystem-Monteur/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
The training lasts 4 years. It combines practical work experience with one day per week at vocational school.
Typical training path
Kältesystem-Monteur/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Vorbereiten und Abschliessen von Arbeiten
- Fertigen von Rohrleitungen und Montieren von Komponenten
- Inbetriebsetzen und Einregulieren von Kältesystemen
- Instandsetzen von Kältesystemen
- Instandhalten von Kältesystemen
- Rückbauen und Entsorgen von Kältesystemen
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- handwerkliches Geschick
- praktisches Verständnis
- technisches Verständnis
- robuste Gesundheit
- körperliche Beweglichkeit
- Selbstständigkeit und Organisationsfähigkeit
- Teamfähigkeit
- Interesse an physikalischen Vorgängen
- 1Vorbereiten und Abschliessen von Arbeiten
- 2Fertigen von Rohrleitungen und Montieren von Komponenten
- 3Inbetriebsetzen und Einregulieren von Kältesystemen
- 4Instandsetzen von Kältesystemen
- 5Instandhalten von Kältesystemen
- 6Rückbauen und Entsorgen von Kältesystemen
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Manual skills
- Technical understanding
- Independence
- Teamwork
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand on a construction site. You check copper pipe positions against installation plans. You weld the first joints for the new cold room. After the test run, you check tightness with measuring tools. Finally, you put the system into operation.
- You read installation plans and organise material transport to the site.
- You cut, bend and weld copper or steel pipes.
- You lay and insulate pipes for refrigerant and water.
- You commission the cooling system and test the cooling.
- You look for fault causes and replace defective parts.
- You write operating manuals and document the work done.
Working conditions
You usually work on construction sites in restaurants, department stores, industrial plants or hospitals. You often work in small and medium cooling technology companies. You exchange ideas with other construction professionals.
Where to learn
- Schweizerischer Verband für Kältetechnik (SVK)Eichistrasse 1, 6055 Alpnach Dorf
Strengths
- Manual skills
- Technical understanding
- Independence
- Teamwork
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- Shift work
- Responsibility
- Weather conditions
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