Salary by experience
View as table
| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 60'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 60'450 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 64'645 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 69'249 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 72'015 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 72'800 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsVehicles
Landmaschinenmechaniker/in EFZ
You repair and maintain agricultural machinery and advise customers.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Landmaschinenmechaniker/in EFZ repair tractors and harvesting machines, carry out maintenance and advise farmers on technical questions.
In the workshop or directly in the field: Landmaschinenmechaniker/in EFZ ensure that tractors and harvesting machines work reliably. You analyse faults, replace worn parts and maintain engines and hydraulic systems. You combine manual skills with technical knowledge. With increasing experience, you manage workshops or start your own business.
FieldVehicles
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryVehicles
Swissdoc 0.570.26.0
02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Exact salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Landmaschinenmechanikerin. Based on 702 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+4% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 65'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 61'100 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 65'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 67'600 |
Top earning cantons
View as table
| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zug | CHF 72'800 | 13 |
| Aargau | CHF 72'150 | 36 |
| Zurich | CHF 71'775 | 54 |
| Valais | CHF 71'500 | 23 |
| Thurgau | CHF 70'374 | 24 |
| Solothurn | CHF 67'700 | 18 |
Top paying industries
View as table
| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Public administration / Associations | CHF 82'917 | 6 |
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 70'000 | 13 |
| Retail trade / Wholesaling | CHF 69'550 | 15 |
| Transport / Logistics | CHF 67'875 | 112 |
| Machine / System construction | CHF 66'500 | 114 |
| Industry various | CHF 66'400 | 70 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Landmaschinenmechaniker/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
Training takes place in a dual system with practical work in the workshop and lessons at the vocational school.
Typical training path
Landmaschinenmechaniker/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Vorschriften
- Längen-Prüftechnik
- Fertigungstechnik
- Fluidtechnik-Grundlagen
- Hydraulik
- Stoffkunde
- Informatik
- Maschinenelemente
- Fahrwerke
- Lenkungen /
- Bremsen
- Sicherheit /
- Komfort
- Technische Informationen
- Elektrotechnik-Grundlagen
- Elektrische Anlagen
- Verbrennungsmotoren
- Rechnen /
- Physik
- Betriebswirtschaft
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- handwerkliches Geschick
- technisches Verständnis
- gute Auffassungsgabe
- selbstständiges Arbeiten
- Zuverlässigkeit und Verantwortungsbewusstsein
- gute körperliche Verfassung
- Freude am Kundenkontakt
- 1Vorschriften
- 2Längen-Prüftechnik
- 3Fertigungstechnik
- 4Fluidtechnik-Grundlagen
- 5Hydraulik
- 6Stoffkunde
- 7Informatik
- 8Maschinenelemente
- 9Fahrwerke
- 10Lenkungen /
- 11Bremsen
- 12Sicherheit /
- 13Komfort
- 14Technische Informationen
- 15Elektrotechnik-Grundlagen
- 16Elektrische Anlagen
- 17Verbrennungsmotoren
- 18Rechnen /
- 19Physik
- 20Betriebswirtschaft
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical understanding
- Manual dexterity
- Customer orientation
- Resilience
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand in front of a broken-down tractor. You check the electrical wiring with diagnostic tools and replace defective valves. Afterwards, you explain to the farmer how to maintain the equipment correctly in the future.
- You analyse faults on agricultural equipment and use special diagnostic tools for this.
- You dismantle machines, check worn parts and replace them correctly.
- You maintain diesel and petrol engines as well as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- You advise customers on selecting and adapting machines.
- You carry out welding work and process metals and plastics.
Working conditions
You work in agricultural machinery workshops or drive directly to farms. There you repair large equipment that cannot be transported.
Where to learn
- AM SuisseSeestrasse 105, 8002 Zürich
Strengths
- Technical understanding
- Manual dexterity
- Customer orientation
- Resilience
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- Seasonal peaks
- Weather dependency
06 · Similar
