Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 58'500 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 62'400 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 66'300 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 78'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 72'500 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 73'000 |
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Swiss professionsTextiles & Fashion
Orthopädieschuhmacher/in EFZ
Custom-made shoes for healthy and pain-free feet
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You make custom orthopaedic shoes and insoles. You also advise patients on choosing the right aids.
As Orthopädieschuhmacher/in EFZ, you make individual shoes and insoles. They are tailored exactly to your customers' needs. You take foot impressions and create plaster models. You then assemble the shoes with precise craftsmanship. You combine technical know-how with great attention to detail. Your goal is to relieve discomfort. You want to improve your patients' mobility in the long term.
FieldTextiles & Fashion
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryMedical Technology
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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 Orthopädieschuhmacherin. Based on 113 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+20% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 56'500 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 66'200 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 72'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 67'600 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | CHF 72'150 | 17 |
| Berne | CHF 66'300 | 15 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Technology | CHF 71'250 | 20 |
| Service sector in general | CHF 70'980 | 5 |
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 69'000 | 23 |
| Health care / Social services | CHF 65'000 | 54 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Orthopädieschuhmacher/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
The training takes 4 years. You work in a workshop or clinic. You attend vocational school once a week.
Typical training path
Orthopädieschuhmacher/in EFZ
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- handwerkliches Geschick
- technisches Verständnis
- gutes Materialgefühl
- Sinn für Formen und Farben
- sorgfältige Arbeitsweise
- Geduld und Ausdauer
- gute Umgangsformen
Where this can lead
Career changes are possible. You need prior experience in craftsmanship or medicine.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Craftsmanship
- Technical understanding
- Careful working method
- Good interpersonal skills
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 carefully shape plaster around your customer's foot impression. Then you check the fit of the trial shoe. You adjust the sole millimetre by millimetre.
- You make orthopaedic shoes and insoles according to doctors' instructions.
- You take foot impressions. You also create digital images of the foot while walking.
- You shape models from plaster. You fit transparent trial shoes exactly.
- You cut shoe parts and sew them together. You glue the sole firmly in place.
- You check the pressure relief and static balance on the living foot.
- You repair existing shoes. You adapt series models with new insoles.
- You keep accounts and order supplies. You also maintain the workshop machines regularly.
Working conditions
You usually work alone or in a small team. You work in a workshop or a clinic. You welcome customers there. You take impressions and make the shoes on site.
Where to learn
- Verband Fuss & SchuhHirschmattstrasse 36, 6002 Luzern
Strengths
- Craftsmanship
- Technical understanding
- Careful working method
- Good interpersonal skills
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- High responsibility
- Material costs
- Regular working hours
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