Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 57'600 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 58'450 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 59'800 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 65'616 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 71'500 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 72'000 |
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Swiss professionsHealthcare
Augenoptiker/in EFZ
You advise customers on vision aids and fit glasses with care.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
As an Augenoptiker/in EFZ, you advise customers on glasses and contact lenses. You make them with care and maintain the optical devices.
Your job combines technical know-how with personal service. You analyze vision profiles and advise on modern vision aids. You make glasses with precision. You work closely with eye doctors and help design the shop. This is a job for people who like to work with their hands. You help customers see better.
FieldHealthcare
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryRetail
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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 Augenoptikerin. Based on 852 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 60'550 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 59'832 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 64'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 68'950 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Solothurn | CHF 68'372 | 29 |
| Berne | CHF 68'000 | 123 |
| Schwyz | CHF 66'596 | 12 |
| Neuchâtel | CHF 65'000 | 13 |
| Vaud | CHF 65'000 | 57 |
| Zurich | CHF 65'000 | 188 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Health care / Social services | CHF 68'279 | 278 |
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 64'256 | 34 |
| Retail trade / Wholesaling | CHF 62'890 | 296 |
| Service sector in general | CHF 60'558 | 97 |
| Industry various | CHF 60'000 | 9 |
| Medical Technology | CHF 59'800 | 23 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Augenoptiker/in EFZ
- ⏱ 3 Jahre
Official education path
The training combines 3 years of practical work in a specialty shop with vocational school lessons.
Typical training path
Augenoptiker/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Beraten von Kundinnen und Kunden und Verkaufen von augenoptischen Produkten
- Bearbeiten und Pflegen von augenoptischen Produkten
- Administrative Arbeiten und Mitgestalten von Marketingmassnahmen
- Pflegen, Instandhalten und Bewirtschaften von Einrichtungen, Instrumenten und Waren
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- kundenorientiertes Verhalten
- Einfühlungsvermögen
- logisches Denken
- Organisationstalent
- geschickte Hände für genaues Arbeiten
- Sinn für Ästhetik
- 1Beraten von Kundinnen und Kunden und Verkaufen von augenoptischen Produkten
- 2Bearbeiten und Pflegen von augenoptischen Produkten
- 3Administrative Arbeiten und Mitgestalten von Marketingmassnahmen
- 4Pflegen, Instandhalten und Bewirtschaften von Einrichtungen, Instrumenten und Waren
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Customer focus
- Dexterity
- Logical thinking
- Sense of aesthetics
- Organizational 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 use precision tools to fit the lenses into the frames. You explain step by step to the waiting customer how the new glasses fit and work.
- You welcome customers and ask about their vision habits.
- You measure the exact vision profile with technical devices.
- You advise on glasses, contact lenses, and other optical aids.
- You cut and mount lenses precisely according to medical prescriptions.
- You adjust the frames to fit the wearer's face shape.
- You repair glasses and replace defective parts with care.
- You design shop windows and support the store's marketing.
Working conditions
You work in a small team at a specialty optics shop. Your hours follow the store opening times. You may work in the evenings or on Saturdays.
Where to learn
- Verein Berufliche Grundbildung Augenoptik (VBAO)Baslerstrasse 32, 4601 Olten
Strengths
- Customer focus
- Dexterity
- Logical thinking
- Sense of aesthetics
- Organizational skills
Trade-offs
- Shift work
- Physical strain
- High responsibility
- Sales pressure
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