Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 65'500 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 68'400 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 50'257 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 93'900 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 120'000 |
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Swiss professionsMetal, Machinery & Watchmaking
Büchsenmacher/in EFZ
Build, service, and safely advise customers on precise firearms
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You build, service, and adjust firearms. You sell accessories and advise customers on safety and handling.
As a Büchsenmacher/in EFZ, you combine craftsmanship with high technical precision. In your workshop or factory, you build firearms. You carry out maintenance and adjust them for optimal performance. You sell accessories. You advise customers on safety regulations and handle administrative tasks. The job requires exact work and a strong sense of responsibility.
FieldMetal, Machinery & Watchmaking
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryMechanical Engineering
Swissdoc 0.580.2.0
02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Exact salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Gunsmith. Based on 12 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+2% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | CHF 65'500 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 76'866 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 66'733 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Büchsenmacher/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
The training is a 4-year apprenticeship. It includes theoretical classes at a vocational school. You also gain practical experience in a gunsmith workshop.
Typical training path
Büchsenmacher/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Fachgerechter Umgang mit Waffen
- Fachgerechtes Arbeiten an Waffen
- Verkauf und Beratung von Kundinnen und Kunden
- Sicherstellung von Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz und Umweltschutz
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- handwerkliches Geschick
- räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen
- technisches Verständnis
- exakte Arbeitsweise
- sichere, ruhige Hände
- hohes Verantwortungsbewusstsein
- 1Fachgerechter Umgang mit Waffen
- 2Fachgerechtes Arbeiten an Waffen
- 3Verkauf und Beratung von Kundinnen und Kunden
- 4Sicherstellung von Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz und Umweltschutz
Where this can lead
Career changers are rare because the apprenticeship is highly specialized. After initial training, you can pursue further education. You can become a process specialist or work in related technical fields.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Craftsmanship
- Technical understanding
- Exact working method
- Steady hands
- Sense of responsibility
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 carefully check each metal part for defects. Then you assemble them using computer-controlled machines. After that, you adjust the firearm at a shooting range. It must meet your customer's exact needs.
- You prepare wood and metal parts to assemble firearms according to precise plans.
- Computer-controlled machines help you manufacture individual components with high accuracy.
- You carry out individual adjustments, for example on triggers, magazines, or telescopic sights.
- You carefully engrave decorative initials on metal plates or stock magazines.
- Systematic checks and cleaning ensure the flawless functionality of the firearms.
- You conduct test shots and fine-tuning at a shooting range or in suitable rooms.
- You sell firearms, ammunition, and accessories. You advise customers on safety regulations.
- Administrative tasks like cost estimates, accounting, and inventory checks are also part of your daily routine.
Working conditions
You usually work in a workshop, an industrial firearm factory, or an armory. You have direct contact with customers when selling firearms and accessories.
Where to learn
- Schweizerischer Büchsenmacher- und Waffenhändlerverband SBVRütschelengasse 7, 3400 Burgdorf
Strengths
- Craftsmanship
- Technical understanding
- Exact working method
- Steady hands
- Sense of responsibility
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- Few apprenticeship places
- Specific demand
- Administrative burden
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