Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 50'700 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 51'000 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 54'600 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 61'100 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 65'520 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 79'450 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsTextiles & Fashion
Gewebegestalter/in EFZ
You design unique fabrics and textiles to customer requests
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You design and weave custom fabrics. You calculate materials and process natural and synthetic fibres in weaving studios
In quiet weaving studios, you combine craftsmanship with design. You create patterns, calculate thread counts, and weave fabrics for fashion, art, or home accessories. In a niche that values individuality, you produce unique textiles. Your work requires technical understanding, a good eye for colour, and patience. You turn threads into sought-after materials
FieldTextiles & Fashion
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryArt & Crafts
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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 Textile Designer. Based on 78 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+6% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 52'500 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 53'400 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 53'750 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 55'900 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Berne | CHF 55'900 | 16 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 57'950 | 24 |
| Industry various | CHF 55'200 | 21 |
| Retail trade / Wholesaling | CHF 47'060 | 7 |
| Service sector in general | CHF 46'428 | 10 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Gewebegestalter/in EFZ
- ⏱ 3 Jahre
Official education path
Training takes place as a three-year apprenticeship in a hand-weaving workshop, supplemented by block courses at the vocational school
Typical training path
Gewebegestalter/in EFZ
Prerequisites
- Compulsory school completed
- For entry into the Centro scolastico per le industrie artistiche CSIA, Lugano: passing the entrance exam
- For entry into the Centro scolastico per le industrie artistiche CSIA, Lugano: good Italian language skills
Requirements
- Craftsmanship
- Drawing talent
- Good spatial awareness
- Technical understanding
- Eye for colour and form
- Creativity
- Patience and stamina
- Customer-oriented thinking
Where this can lead
Career changers are rare, as the training is highly specialized. However, professional experience in the textile industry can be helpful
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Craftsmanship
- Eye for colour and form
- Technical understanding
- Patience and stamina
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand in front of the loom. You check the tension of the warp threads and start the weaving process. While the machine runs, you monitor the colours and adjust the shuttles if needed
- You design fabric concepts based on customer requests or your own creative ideas
- You create technical drawings and calculate the required materials
- You set up the loom and produce colour and quality samples
- You weave natural and synthetic fibres on manual or computer-assisted looms
- You treat the finished fabrics by washing, raising the nap, or decating
- You present your custom pieces in your own shops or at trade fairs
Working conditions
You work in weaving studios, the textile industry, or therapeutic facilities. Occasionally, you also find work in museums to restore antiques
Where to learn
- Interessengemeinschaft Weben IGW/UTA GeschäftsstelleUnterzelgweg 4, 3672 Aeschlen
- Centro scolastico per le industrie artistiche CSIA ViaBrentani 18, 6904 Lugano
Strengths
- Craftsmanship
- Eye for colour and form
- Technical understanding
- Patience and stamina
Trade-offs
- Small job market
- Physical strain
- Shift work
- High responsibility
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