Healthcare

Augenoptiker/in EFZ

You advise customers on vision aids and fit glasses with care.

Augenoptiker/in EFZ

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
Swissdoc 0.723.5.0

02 · Salary

What you can earn

MedianCHF 63'062
CHF 44'000CHF 113'750
✓ 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 by experience

60k65k70kmedian 63k58k58k60k66k72k72k0-2 yrs3-5 yrs6-8 yrs9-11 yrs12-21 yrs21+ yrs
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ExperienceSalary (CHF)
0-2 yrsCHF 57'600
3-5 yrsCHF 58'450
6-8 yrsCHF 59'800
9-11 yrsCHF 65'616
12-21 yrsCHF 71'500
21+ yrsCHF 72'000

Salary trend

+14% over decade
60k65k61k60k64k69k2014-20162017-20192020-20222023-2025
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PeriodSalary (CHF)
2014-2016CHF 60'550
2017-2019CHF 59'832
2020-2022CHF 64'000
2023-2025CHF 68'950

Top earning cantons

  • SolothurnCHF 68'37229 obs.
  • BerneCHF 68'000123 obs.
  • SchwyzCHF 66'59612 obs.
  • NeuchâtelCHF 65'00013 obs.
  • VaudCHF 65'00057 obs.
  • ZurichCHF 65'000188 obs.
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CantonSalaryObs.
SolothurnCHF 68'37229
BerneCHF 68'000123
SchwyzCHF 66'59612
NeuchâtelCHF 65'00013
VaudCHF 65'00057
ZurichCHF 65'000188

Top paying industries

  • Health care / Social servicesCHF 68'279278 obs.
  • Commercial operation / Skilled craftsCHF 64'25634 obs.
  • Retail trade / WholesalingCHF 62'890296 obs.
  • Service sector in generalCHF 60'55897 obs.
  • Industry variousCHF 60'0009 obs.
  • Medical TechnologyCHF 59'80023 obs.
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IndustrySalaryObs.
Health care / Social servicesCHF 68'279278
Commercial operation / Skilled craftsCHF 64'25634
Retail trade / WholesalingCHF 62'890296
Service sector in generalCHF 60'55897
Industry variousCHF 60'0009
Medical TechnologyCHF 59'80023

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
  1. 1Beraten von Kundinnen und Kunden und Verkaufen von augenoptischen Produkten
  2. 2Bearbeiten und Pflegen von augenoptischen Produkten
  3. 3Administrative Arbeiten und Mitgestalten von Marketingmassnahmen
  4. 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.

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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