Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 66'300 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 65'000 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 65'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 71'528 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 52'500 |
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Swiss professionsDesign & Crafts
Keramiker/in EFZ
You shape clay into unique ceramic pieces.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
As a Keramiker/in EFZ, you craft creative products by hand and market them independently.
Ceramics combines craft and art. You design cups, vases, or sculptures from clay. You plan the production, shape the raw materials, and control the firing process. You often work independently in your workshop. You market your works at trade fairs or galleries. Your creative work requires patience, technical know-how, and business thinking.
FieldDesign & Crafts
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryArt & Design
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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 Ceramist. Based on 12 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | CHF 64'700 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 75'600 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 66'300 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 66'300 | 9 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Keramiker/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
You complete a four-year apprenticeship in a ceramics company or a full-time school.
Typical training path
Keramiker/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Entwerfen des Projekts Ausführen des Produktes Präsentieren und Werben Führen der Werkstatt
Prerequisites
- Completed compulsory school
- For the specialized classes in Bern, Geneva, and Vevey: prior knowledge in design (design preparatory course)
- Entrance exam
Requirements
- Strong sense of form and color
- Fine motor skills
- Creativity
- Spatial awareness
- Patience and endurance
- Independent working style
- Business sense
- Sociability
- 1Entwerfen des Projekts Ausführen des Produktes Präsentieren und Werben Führen der Werkstatt
Where this can lead
Lateral entry is possible, for example through related training programs or courses from professional associations.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Sense of form
- Fine motor skills
- Creativity
- Patience
- Business thinking
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at the potter's wheel and carefully shape a new vase from fresh clay. After it dries, you apply glaze to the piece and prepare the kiln for firing.
- You collect project documents and carefully check if your designs are feasible.
- You create sketches and models to find the right production method.
- You choose the right clay and estimate the exact amount needed.
- You shape objects by casting, modeling, or turning on the wheel.
- You paint and decorate the surfaces with brushes, stamps, or foils.
- You glaze the objects and carefully monitor the firing process.
- You check the quality and spot defective pieces early.
- You prepare documents and photograph your products for marketing.
- You sell your works at exhibitions, trade fairs, and in galleries.
- You run your workshop, order raw materials, and handle the bookkeeping.
Working conditions
You usually work in your own or a shared workshop. Depending on the project, you cooperate with designers, architects, or florists.
Where to learn
- swissceramics Verband Schweizer KeramikGurzelenstrasse 5, 2502 Biel
Strengths
- Sense of form
- Fine motor skills
- Creativity
- Patience
- Business thinking
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- Independence
- Firing risk
- Competitive pressure
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