Healthcare

Fachmann/-frau Gesundheit EFZ

You support people in daily life and take on nursing tasks.

Fachmann/-frau Gesundheit EFZ

01 · Overview

What this profession is about

You accompany and care for people in hospitals, nursing homes, or home care. You also support them in daily life.

In the health sector, you are the first point of contact for many people. Whether in hospitals, nursing homes, or home care: you accompany patients with daily care. You organise daily routines and ensure hygiene and safety. With empathy and professional knowledge, you create security and quality of life right by the patient's side.

FieldHealthcare
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryAccompaniment & Support
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02 · Salary

What you can earn

MedianCHF 79'040
CHF 42'000CHF 122'182
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Assistant Asset Management. Based on 107 observations, updated 7 months ago.

Salary by experience

60k70k80k90kmedian 79k62k72k71k88k85k94k0-2 yrs3-5 yrs6-8 yrs9-11 yrs12-21 yrs21+ yrs
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ExperienceSalary (CHF)
0-2 yrsCHF 62'000
3-5 yrsCHF 72'055
6-8 yrsCHF 71'250
9-11 yrsCHF 88'275
12-21 yrsCHF 84'600
21+ yrsCHF 93'600

Salary trend

-7% over decade
80k85k84k85k78k2017-20192020-20222023-2025
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PeriodSalary (CHF)
2017-2019CHF 84'000
2020-2022CHF 85'000
2023-2025CHF 78'000

Top earning cantons

  • ZurichCHF 96'00021 obs.
  • GenevaCHF 93'00035 obs.
  • VaudCHF 72'80017 obs.
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CantonSalaryObs.
ZurichCHF 96'00021
GenevaCHF 93'00035
VaudCHF 72'80017

Top paying industries

  • Banking / Financial institutionsCHF 93'00055 obs.
  • Building trade / Real estateCHF 78'00011 obs.
  • Catering / HotelCHF 70'0005 obs.
  • Retail trade / WholesalingCHF 58'2086 obs.
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IndustrySalaryObs.
Banking / Financial institutionsCHF 93'00055
Building trade / Real estateCHF 78'00011
Catering / HotelCHF 70'0005
Retail trade / WholesalingCHF 58'2086

03 · Pathway

How to enter and grow

  • 🎓 Fachmann/-frau Gesundheit EFZ
  • 3 Jahre

Official education path

The training is a three-year vocational foundation course. It includes theoretical classes at the vocational school. It also offers practical training at a health institution.

Typical training path

Fachmann/-frau Gesundheit EFZ

Curriculum

  • Umsetzen von Professionalität und Klientenzentrierung
  • Pflegen und Betreuen allgemein und in anspruchsvollen Situationen
  • Ausführen
  • Medizinaltechnischer Verrichtungen
  • Fördern und Erhalten von Gesundheit und Hygiene
  • Gestalten des Alltags
  • Wahrnehmen
  • Hauswirtschaftlicher Aufgaben
  • Durchführen
  • Administrativer und logistischer Aufgaben

Prerequisites

  • obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen

Requirements

  • Kontaktfreude
  • Team- und Kommunikationsfähigkeit
  • gute Umgangsformen
  • Geduld und Respekt
  • Einfühlungsvermögen und Hilfsbereitschaft
  • sorgfältige und genaue Arbeitsweise
  • Verantwortungsbewusstsein
  • Organisationsfähigkeit
  • Sinn für Sauberkeit und Ordnung
  1. 1Umsetzen von Professionalität und Klientenzentrierung
  2. 2Pflegen und Betreuen allgemein und in anspruchsvollen Situationen
  3. 3Ausführen
  4. 4Medizinaltechnischer Verrichtungen
  5. 5Fördern und Erhalten von Gesundheit und Hygiene
  6. 6Gestalten des Alltags
  7. 7Wahrnehmen
  8. 8Hauswirtschaftlicher Aufgaben
  9. 9Durchführen
  10. 10Administrativer und logistischer Aufgaben

04 · Skills & fit

What it takes

Required skills

  • Empathy
  • Teamwork
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisational skills
  • Stress resistance

Personality fit

  • Swiss career path
  • Career transition
  • Professional growth

05 · Daily reality

What the work feels like

Typical day

You stand by the bed of a bedridden person. You change dressings and carefully check wound healing. Afterwards, you plan the daily schedule. You also organise medications for the next shift.

  • You support people with showering, dressing, and personal hygiene.
  • You change dressings, care for wounds, and give injections as directed.
  • You carefully monitor vital signs like blood pressure, pulse, and temperature.
  • You organise daily routines, plan activities, and coordinate appointments.
  • You prepare meals and take special diets into account.
  • You work closely with doctors and nursing professionals in a team.
  • You document the health status and pass findings on to the staff.
  • You strictly follow hygiene and safety guidelines in daily work.

Working conditions

You work in hospitals, old age and nursing homes, psychiatric clinics, or in home care. You often move between different wards. You also visit patients in their own homes.

Strengths

  • Empathy
  • Teamwork
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisational skills
  • Stress resistance

Trade-offs

  • Shift work
  • Physical strain
  • Emotional demand
  • Hygiene rules

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