Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 82'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 88'725 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 93'500 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 95'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 105'345 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 114'500 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsVehicles
Carrosserielackierer/in EFZ
Painting, sanding, polishing: Make vehicles shine like new
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You prepare vehicle surfaces, mix paints, and professionally paint car bodies according to strict safety rules
Carrosserielackierer/in EFZ turn damaged vehicles into shining new ones. In dust-free spray booths, you carefully prepare surfaces, sand them smooth, and mix exact colours. You apply paint layers, polish the body, and check the final result. Precision and a trained eye for colour are just as important as strictly following safety rules.
FieldVehicles
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryAutomotive
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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 Automation Expert. Based on 678 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+14% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 85'700 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 88'725 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 94'300 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 98'033 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | CHF 102'000 | 61 |
| Zug | CHF 101'279 | 12 |
| Fribourg | CHF 99'822 | 20 |
| Berne | CHF 98'861 | 52 |
| Valais | CHF 94'950 | 48 |
| Vaud | CHF 94'500 | 79 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Technology | CHF 115'500 | 7 |
| Banking / Financial institutions | CHF 110'000 | 5 |
| Consumer / Luxury goods industry | CHF 104'500 | 13 |
| Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals | CHF 96'000 | 117 |
| Industry various | CHF 94'584 | 132 |
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 93'500 | 9 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Carrosserielackierer/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
You learn the trade over 4 years in a company with weekly classes at a vocational school.
Typical training path
Carrosserielackierer/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Erstellen der Grundbeschichtung
- Festlegen der Basis-, Effekt- sowie Decklacke und Erstellen der Endbeschichtung
- Ausführen von Gestaltungs- und Instandsetzungsarbeiten
- Ausführen von Abschlussarbeiten
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- Sense of design, colours and shapes
- Dexterous hands for precise work
- Reliability
- Teamwork skills
- Good health (no allergies to chemicals, no asthma)
- No colour blindness
- 1Erstellen der Grundbeschichtung
- 2Festlegen der Basis-, Effekt- sowie Decklacke und Erstellen der Endbeschichtung
- 3Ausführen von Gestaltungs- und Instandsetzungsarbeiten
- 4Ausführen von Abschlussarbeiten
Where this can lead
Lateral entry, further courses at specialist schools, and higher vocational training offer opportunities for professional development.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Design sense
- Manual dexterity
- Reliability
- Health
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand in the dust-free spray booth. You check the vehicle colour code and apply even paint layers with a spray gun. After drying, you polish the surface until it shines perfectly.
- You check the vehicle condition and plan the necessary steps.
- You clean, sand, and fill surfaces to prepare them for painting.
- You mix colours exactly as specified and apply them evenly.
- You polish the finished body and carefully remove small surface defects.
- You consistently follow strict safety and environmental rules.
Working conditions
You usually work in small or medium-sized auto paint shops or body repair workshops. There, you use dust-free spray booths and special drying equipment.
Where to learn
- carrosserie suisseForstackerstr. 2B, 4800 Zofingen
Strengths
- Design sense
- Manual dexterity
- Reliability
- Health
Trade-offs
- Chemical exposure
- Physical strain
- Working alone
- Weather dependence
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