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| 0-2 yrs | CHF 40'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 360'000 |
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Swiss professionsDesign & Crafts
Holzbildhauer/in EFZ
You carve unique artworks and functional objects from wood.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You create sculptures, restoration pieces, and furniture parts from wood. You usually work in your own studio.
As a Holzbildhauer/in EFZ, you turn raw material into living art. You design figures, restore historical objects, and craft custom furniture decorations. Your workshop becomes a creative lab where traditional craft meets modern precision. Every precise cut and careful polish brings your vision to life. You work with different types of wood and tools to meet client requests exactly. You combine aesthetic sense with technical know-how.
FieldDesign & Crafts
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryWood Industry, Carpentry & Joinery
Swissdoc 0.822.21.0
02 · Salary
What you can earn
No verified Swiss salary data is available for this profession yet.
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Holzbildhauer/in EFZ.
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Holzbildhauer/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
You complete a 4-year dual apprenticeship with workshop practice and vocational school blocks.
Typical training path
Holzbildhauer/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Auftrag:
- Kundenkontakt und Betreuung, Werkstoffe, AVOR, Kreatives Administration:
- Kalkulation, Marketing, Dokumentationen Fertigung:
- Geschichte, Handwerkzeuge, Werkstoffvorbereitung, Schablonen / Formen, Verbindungen, Maschinen, Reparaturen / Restaurationen, Oberflächenbehandlung, Berufsfundamente, Modellieren / Giessen, Schnitzen, Arbeiten mit anderen Materialien, Montage / Lieferungen
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- Sense for design, shapes, and proportions
- handwerkliches Geschick
- drawing talent
- spatial imagination
- sense for clean and exact work
- good physical condition
- patience and stamina
- independence
- 1Auftrag:
- 2Kundenkontakt und Betreuung, Werkstoffe, AVOR, Kreatives Administration:
- 3Kalkulation, Marketing, Dokumentationen Fertigung:
- 4Geschichte, Handwerkzeuge, Werkstoffvorbereitung, Schablonen / Formen, Verbindungen, Maschinen, Reparaturen / Restaurationen, Oberflächenbehandlung, Berufsfundamente, Modellieren / Giessen, Schnitzen, Arbeiten mit anderen Materialien, Montage / Lieferungen
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Creative sense
- Craftsmanship
- Spatial thinking
- Independent work style
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at your workbench. You strike the carving chisel with a mallet until the wood shavings fall in the right shape.
- You create sketches and models for custom client requests.
- You design figures, tombstones, or religious statues from wood.
- You cut rough shapes with a band saw or chainsaw.
- You shape details precisely with a mallet and carving chisel.
- You check proportions with a compass and a careful eye.
- You treat surfaces with stain, varnish, or oil.
- You restore historical wooden objects and inscriptions professionally.
- You discuss designs and orders directly with clients.
Working conditions
You usually work in your own studio or in a woodcarving workshop. Sometimes you create objects on-site for churches or private clients.
Where to learn
- Interessengemeinschaft Kunsthandwerk Holz (IGKH)3855 Brienz BE
- Holzbildhauer Verband Schweiz3855 Brienz BE
Strengths
- Creative sense
- Craftsmanship
- Spatial thinking
- Independent work style
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- Irregular orders
- High level of detail
- Material dependency
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