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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 40'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 360'000 |
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Swiss professionsDesign & Crafts
Holzbildhauermeister/in HFP
You design wooden objects and run your own workshop
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
As a Holzbildhauermeister/in HFP, you run a workshop. You manage orders from planning to billing. You lead your team
You combine traditional craftsmanship with modern workshop management. As a Holzbildhauermeister/in HFP, you take responsibility for your own workshop. You guide every order from the first client consultation to precise execution and final billing. Your craft skills meet your organisation skills. You create unique artworks and lead your team successfully through daily work.
FieldDesign & Crafts
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryWood Industry, Carpentry & Joinery
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
No verified Swiss salary data is available for this profession yet.
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Holzbildhauermeister/in HFP.
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Holzbildhauermeister/in
Official education path
The training for the Higher Professional Exam provides in-depth specialist knowledge and business management skills for workshop leadership.
Typical training path
Holzbildhauermeister/in
Prerequisites
- Sense of form and spatial imagination, artistic talent and craftsmanship
Requirements
- Sense of form and spatial imagination
- Drawing talent
- Craftsmanship
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Craftsmanship
- Organisation skills
- Client contact
- Spatial thinking
- Leadership skills
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at the workbench and check the measurements of a complex wooden furniture piece. Then you prepare the machines for the next phase. You discuss the next steps with your staff. You also check the material stock.
- You run your own wood sculptor workshop and coordinate daily operations.
- You manage every order personally from the first client contact to final billing.
- You create precise cost estimates and plan the necessary production steps.
- You carry out practical wood sculpting work on complex wooden objects.
- You organise administrative tasks and monitor material procurement.
- You train your staff in the latest craft techniques.
- You check the quality of the finished artworks before delivery.
Working conditions
You work in your own wood sculptor workshop or in specialised art carpentry firms. Your workspace is defined by workbenches, machines and wooden materials.
Where to learn
- Schule für Holzbildhauerei BrienzSchleegasse 1, 3855 Brienz BE
- Interessengemeinschaft Kunsthandwerk Holz IGKH3855 Brienz BE
- Holzbildhauer Verband Schweiz3855 Brienz BE
Strengths
- Craftsmanship
- Organisation skills
- Client contact
- Spatial thinking
- Leadership skills
Trade-offs
- Responsibility
- Physical strain
- Administrative effort
- Competitive pressure
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