Salary by experience
View as table
| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 62'400 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 60'000 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 50'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 63'200 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 60'000 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 129'000 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsTextiles & Fashion
Fashiondesigner/in HFP
Develop creative designs for the fashion future.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You design collections, analyse trends, and market fashion to a global audience.
Fashion is more than fabric and thread. As a Fashiondesigner/in HFP, you design new collections. You follow international trends. You guide the path from the first sketch to the finished garment. Your work combines creative design with business thinking. You work in studios, at trade fairs, and in the digital space. You develop sustainable and aesthetic fashion for the future.
FieldTextiles & Fashion
Education pathContinuing Education Profession
IndustryDesign
Swissdoc 0.340.7.0
02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Exact salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Fashiondesigner. Based on 31 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+50% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 40'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 76'511 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 62'700 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 60'000 |
Top paying industries
View as table
| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade / Wholesaling | CHF 62'400 | 9 |
| Consumer / Luxury goods industry | CHF 60'000 | 11 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Fashiondesigner/in mit eidg. Diplom
- ⏱ 2 Jahre, berufsbegleitend
Official education path
This part-time course lasts 2 years. It leads to the federal diploma.
Typical training path
Fashiondesigner/in mit eidg. Diplom
Curriculum
- Fashion
- Design
- Basics
- Idea to
- Sketch
- Fashion IT &
- Editing
- Marketing & HR Looks &
- Styling
- Economics for
- Designer CAD &
- Virtual 3D
- Experimental
- Pattern
- Collection
- Concepts
- Sustainable
- Finance for
- Designer
- Repetition BWL Theory to
Prerequisites
- Fachausweis (BP), eidg. Diplom (HFP) or Diplom einer höheren Fachschule (HF) in the fashion, textile, or design field and at least 2 years of professional experience in this field
- Other BP, HFP or HF and at least 3 years of professional experience in the fashion, textile, or design field
- eidg. Fähigkeitszeugnis (EFZ) in the fashion, textile, or design field or an equivalent qualification and at least 4 years of professional experience in this field
Requirements
- Comprehensive basic design knowledge
- Creativity
- Organisational skills
- Systematic working method
- Sense of quality and aesthetics
- Foreign language skills
- Sense of shapes and colours
- Marketing-oriented thinking
- 1Fashion
- 2Design
- 3Basics
- 4Idea to
- 5Sketch
- 6Fashion IT &
- 7Editing
- 8Marketing & HR Looks &
- 9Styling
- 10Economics for
- 11Designer CAD &
- 12Virtual 3D
- 13Experimental
- 14Pattern
- 15Collection
- 16Concepts
- 17Sustainable
- 18Finance for
- 19Designer
- 20Repetition BWL Theory to
Where this can lead
Career changers can study related subjects at universities of applied sciences. They can also continue training in related professional fields.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Basic design knowledge
- Creativity
- Organisational skills
- Quality awareness
- Marketing mindset
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You sit at your drawing board. You sketch the first designs for the upcoming summer collection. Then you check the fabric samples. You discuss the fit with the seamstress.
- You analyse international fashion trends and visit trade fairs.
- You design seasonal collections and choose colours and materials.
- You create digital sketches and present your ideas.
- You order the production of prototypes.
- You check the fit and monitor the quality.
- You define marketing goals and organise professional photo shoots.
- You sell the finished products to boutiques.
Working conditions
You work mainly in studios or design departments of companies. Occasionally you travel to trade fairs or fashion houses.
Where to learn
- STF Schweizerische TextilfachschuleKlosterstrasse 32, 8406 Winterthur
- IBBG Interessengemeinschaft Berufsbildung Bekleidungsgestalter/inAarauerstr. 30, 4601 Olten
Strengths
- Basic design knowledge
- Creativity
- Organisational skills
- Quality awareness
- Marketing mindset
Trade-offs
- Irregular working hours
- High creative demands
- Competitive pressure
- Physical strain
06 · Similar
