Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 70'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 76'200 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 82'436 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 87'074 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 100'000 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 101'127 |
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Swiss professionsEducation & Social Work
Audioagoge/-agogin
You support hearing-impaired adults in training their hearing and communication skills.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Audioagogues lead hearing training and teach strategies for daily life with hearing loss.
FieldEducation & Social Work
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryTertiary Teaching & Adult Education
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Enseignant spécialiste de la petite enfance. Based on 199 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 80'994 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 70'755 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 86'789 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 85'156 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Vaud | CHF 86'950 | 20 |
| Zurich | CHF 79'418 | 51 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Public administration / Associations | CHF 81'320 | 14 |
| Education | CHF 79'800 | 159 |
| Health care / Social services | CHF 76'758 | 14 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Audioagoge/-agogin (Diplom von Pro Audito Schweiz)
- ⏱ 1,5 Jahre berufsbegleitend
Official education path
The part-time training lasts 1,5 years and is recognized by the Federal Office of Social Insurance (BSV).
Typical training path
Audioagoge/-agogin (Diplom von Pro Audito Schweiz)
Prerequisites
- Completed compulsory school and eidg. Fähigkeitszeugnis (EFZ) or completed secondary school (e.g. gymnasiale Maturität)
- SVEB-Zertifikat 1 (Stufe 1 in Erwachsenenbildung)
- Good general education
- Good German language skills in speech and writing
- Normal hearing ability (audiogram)
- Normal speech ability
- Normal tooth alignment
- Age generally between 25 and 50 years
- Participation in two double lessons in a local course for hearing training with lip-reading
- Aptitude interview (e.g. assessment of contact ability, understanding of people with hearing loss of different ages, joy of language)
Requirements
- Strong sociability and communication skills
- Empathy
- Oral and written expressiveness
- Social competence
- Reliability
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Sociability
- Empathy
- Expressiveness
- Social skills
- Reliability
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand in front of a small group. You lead lip-reading exercises together. Participants actively copy the mouth movements. You give individual feedback in between. You adapt the exercises flexibly to current needs.
- You lead targeted hearing training for adults with hearing loss.
- You actively train participants in lip-reading and speech processing.
- You offer individual sessions for cochlear implant users.
- You teach strategies for daily life with technical aids.
- You give information talks in companies, schools, and social institutions.
- You improve concentration and memory for hearing tasks.
- You explain non-verbal communication like facial expressions and gestures.
Working conditions
You work mainly in training rooms, hospitals, senior centers, and educational institutions. You are often on-site in companies or schools to hold information events.
Where to learn
- Pro Audito Schweiz Feldeggstrasse 69Postfach 338, 8032 Zürich
Strengths
- Sociability
- Empathy
- Expressiveness
- Social skills
- Reliability
Trade-offs
- Independence
- Part-time work
- Emotional strain
- Planning effort
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