Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 61'425 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 59'800 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 60'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 69'650 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 89'700 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 89'800 |
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Swiss professionsDesign & Crafts
Graveur/in EFZ
You design individual patterns and lettering on metal and wood.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
As a Graveur/in EFZ, you craft engravings by hand or by machine for watches, jewellery, or industrial parts.
Precision meets creativity: As a Graveur/in EFZ, you transform raw materials into unique artworks or precise series products. You work by hand or with computer-controlled devices. You transfer designs onto metal, wood, or plastic. Your craft blends traditional tool knowledge with modern manufacturing technology. It opens doors to the luxury industry and the technical sector.
FieldDesign & Crafts
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryArt & Crafts
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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 Engraver. Based on 29 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+124% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 40'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 59'690 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 82'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 89'400 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 73'250 | 18 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Graveur/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
You complete a four-year dual apprenticeship. You attend vocational school one day a week at an engraving studio or industrial company.
Typical training path
Graveur/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Gestalten von Gravuren
- Gravier- und Fertigungstechniken
- Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz, Umweltschutz
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- manual dexterity
- exact working method
- drawing talent
- technical understanding
- ability to concentrate
- sense of form and lettering
- independence
- good eyesight
- 1Gestalten von Gravuren
- 2Gravier- und Fertigungstechniken
- 3Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz, Umweltschutz
Where this can lead
Career changers can enter the field if you have related craft or technical training.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Manual dexterity
- Exact working method
- Technical understanding
- High concentration
- Sense of form
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You clamp a metal part into the machine. You check the settings for the cutting depth. Then you transfer a design onto the material using a laser or a hand graver.
- You advise clients on individual design ideas and patterns.
- You make prototypes to check if your designs can be produced.
- You set up different tools like gravers or chisels for processing.
- You transfer drawings and text onto the material using software or stencils.
- You operate computer-controlled machines to make precise engravings in metal or wood.
- You fill finished engravings with paint if needed to highlight the design.
Working conditions
You work in workshops of small to medium-sized companies. You are often in the watch industry or in mould and tool making.
Where to learn
- Schweizerischer Verband der Graveure8000 Zürich
Strengths
- Manual dexterity
- Exact working method
- Technical understanding
- High concentration
- Sense of form
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- High precision requirements
- Changing tasks
- Noise and dust
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