Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 63'570 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 65'000 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 71'681 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 72'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 76'533 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 79'000 |
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Swiss professionsPlanning & Engineering Design
Metallbaukonstrukteur/in EFZ
You plan and draw steel and facade structures for modern buildings
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Metallbaukonstrukteur/in EFZ plan load-bearing structures and facades. You draw with CAD and coordinate production on construction sites.
You combine technology with architecture. As a Metallbaukonstrukteur/in EFZ, you plan steel and facade systems. You create precise CAD drawings. You guide projects from the first sketch to installation. Your expertise ensures stable and cost-effective load-bearing structures. It also guarantees perfect building physics. You work closely with engineers and site managers. You help shape the modern construction industry.
FieldPlanning & Engineering Design
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryMetalwork & Foundry
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Exact salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Metal Constructor. Based on 484 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
-6% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 76'500 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 67'399 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 66'682 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 72'000 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Aargau | CHF 78'000 | 37 |
| Zurich | CHF 77'805 | 49 |
| Berne | CHF 74'118 | 35 |
| Fribourg | CHF 71'500 | 62 |
| Basel-Land | CHF 70'525 | 12 |
| St. Gallen | CHF 69'129 | 30 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Industry various | CHF 71'750 | 30 |
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 69'888 | 119 |
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 69'588 | 261 |
| Machine / System construction | CHF 68'620 | 52 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Metallbaukonstrukteur/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
The training is a 4-year dual apprenticeship at a company with 1 day of vocational school per week.
Typical training path
Metallbaukonstrukteur/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Betriebswirtschaft und Betriebsorganisation
- Logistik und Materialwirtschaft
- Umwelt und Sicherheit
- Konstruktion
- Fertigung
- Montage
- Werterhaltung
- Zeichnungstechnik, Plan- und Projektbearbeitung
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- spatial imagination
- technical understanding
- enjoyment of planning and calculating
- precise and careful working style
- patience and endurance
- logical thinking, sense for abstract relationships
- organizational skills
- communication skills
- 1Betriebswirtschaft und Betriebsorganisation
- 2Logistik und Materialwirtschaft
- 3Umwelt und Sicherheit
- 4Konstruktion
- 5Fertigung
- 6Montage
- 7Werterhaltung
- 8Zeichnungstechnik, Plan- und Projektbearbeitung
Where this can lead
A lateral entry is often possible with a related initial training or relevant professional experience. Companies also value technical prior knowledge from metal construction or the construction industry.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical understanding
- Spatial thinking
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Careful working style
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You sit at your drafting table. You check the static requirements for a new steel structure. Then you send the production documents to the workshop. In between, you visit the construction site. You coordinate the assembly of prefabricated parts. You take final measurements.
- You prepare construction projects and create detailed material and item lists.
- You draw structures for facades, stairs, and load-bearing systems using CAD programs.
- You check static and building physics requirements for the planning.
- You coordinate production and assembly within the company.
- You compare quotes and order the necessary building materials.
- You check the work in the workshop and on the construction site.
- You create documents for all project phases, from planning to maintenance.
Working conditions
You work in the office, in the workshop, and on construction sites. Your workplace is companies in the metal, steel, window, and facade construction sectors.
Where to learn
- AM SuisseSeestr. 105, 8002 Zürich
Strengths
- Technical understanding
- Spatial thinking
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Careful working style
Trade-offs
- Changing work locations
- High responsibility
- Physical strain
- Project-dependent phases
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