Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 55'860 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 57'195 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 60'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 61'152 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 65'000 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 67'993 |
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Swiss professionsBuilding Services
Fachmann/-frau Betriebsunterhalt EFZ
You keep buildings, infrastructure and sports facilities in perfect condition
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You clean, maintain and repair buildings, roads and sports facilities. Your work ensures safe and functional environments.
As a Fachmann/-frau Betriebsunterhalt EFZ, you ensure daily that buildings, paths and sports pitches function perfectly. You clean and maintain building services systems, repair road surfaces and look after green spaces. With technical understanding and physical stamina, you master diverse tasks in a team. Your work is fundamental to smooth operations in municipalities, hospitals, schools and large companies.
FieldBuilding Services
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryBuilding Services: Operations & Maintenance
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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 Agente d'accueil. Based on 4,619 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 59'800 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 58'516 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 56'099 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 60'000 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zug | CHF 65'500 | 64 |
| Zurich | CHF 65'000 | 751 |
| Thurgau | CHF 63'600 | 32 |
| Schaffhausen | CHF 62'050 | 24 |
| Jura | CHF 60'157 | 14 |
| Aargau | CHF 60'000 | 147 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Banking / Financial institutions | CHF 75'000 | 219 |
| Utilities | CHF 72'800 | 33 |
| Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals | CHF 68'932 | 66 |
| Legal / Business advice | CHF 67'400 | 62 |
| Consumer / Luxury goods industry | CHF 66'761 | 62 |
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 65'000 | 243 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Fachmann/-frau Betriebsunterhalt EFZ
- ⏱ 3 Jahre
Official education path
Training takes place through a 3-year apprenticeship with weekly vocational school classes and practical experience in a company.
Typical training path
Fachmann/-frau Betriebsunterhalt EFZ
Curriculum
- Vorbereiten von Betriebsunterhaltsarbeiten
- Reinigen, Unterhalten und Warten von Aussenanlagen, Installationen und Gebäuden
- Pflege von Grünflächen
- Bewirtschaften von Sportanlagen
- Abschliessen von Betriebsunterhaltsarbeiten
- Zusammenarbeiten mit Mitarbeitenden, Kundinnen und Kunden
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- handwerkliches Geschick
- praktisch-technisches Verständnis
- Zuverlässigkeit
- körperliche Belastbarkeit
- Organisationsfähigkeit
- 1Vorbereiten von Betriebsunterhaltsarbeiten
- 2Reinigen, Unterhalten und Warten von Aussenanlagen, Installationen und Gebäuden
- 3Pflege von Grünflächen
- 4Bewirtschaften von Sportanlagen
- 5Abschliessen von Betriebsunterhaltsarbeiten
- 6Zusammenarbeiten mit Mitarbeitenden, Kundinnen und Kunden
Where this can lead
Career changers can enter the field if you have related professional experience and basic technical understanding.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Practical skills
- Physical stamina
- Reliability
- Teamwork
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
In the morning, you check the heating system in the basement and note any deviations. Then you go to the sports pitch to check the surfaces and fix minor damage.
- You clean and maintain various buildings and their technical systems.
- You carefully maintain solar, plumbing and ventilation systems as well as locking systems.
- You carry out minor repairs on roads, paths and drainage systems.
- You maintain parks, water bodies and sports surfaces according to specifications.
- You monitor water quality in swimming pools and take action.
- You dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly way and plan workflows in the team.
Working conditions
You work in municipal depots, town administrations, hospitals, schools or property management offices. Your work locations range from indoors to outdoor facilities in all weather conditions.
Where to learn
- Schweizerischer Fachverband Betriebsunterhalt SFBPostfach 598, 3076 Worb
Strengths
- Practical skills
- Physical stamina
- Reliability
- Teamwork
Trade-offs
- Weather dependence
- Shift work
- Physical strain
- Responsibility
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