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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 58'872 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 70'200 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 59'000 |
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Swiss professionsDesign & Crafts
Glasmaler/in EFZ
Combine art and craft to create sunlit glass paintings
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You design and restore glass paintings. You paint glass. You create leaded glasswork. You often work in small teams
Glass painters combine artistic visions with precise handwork. You design colour concepts. You paint glass panes. You join glass pieces into beautiful images. You follow safety and conservation rules strictly. Your works decorate churches, public buildings, and private spaces. The craft requires patience. It needs spatial thinking and a fine sense of light and colour
FieldDesign & Crafts
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryCultural Heritage
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
No verified Swiss salary data is available for this profession yet.
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Glasmaler/in EFZ.
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Glasmaler/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
The training lasts 4 years. You work in a glass workshop. You attend vocational school one day a week
Typical training path
Glasmaler/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Gestalten
- Glasbearbeitung
- Wartung, Konservierung und Restaurierung
- Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz und Umweltschutz
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- drawing talent
- good spatial imagination
- manual dexterity
- sense of colour and shape
- creativity
- exact working style
- no colour blindness
- interest in art history
- 1Gestalten
- 2Glasbearbeitung
- 3Wartung, Konservierung und Restaurierung
- 4Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz und Umweltschutz
Where this can lead
Career changes are possible. You need related craft or design skills. After several years of experience, you can open your own studio. You can also work as a course instructor
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Drawing precision
- Sense of colour and creativity
- Spatial thinking
- Careful working style
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at the workbench. You cut coloured glass panes precisely. You paint the edges with black lead. You check the fit of the lead strips. You fix the design in the kiln
- You develop design ideas. You discuss colour drafts directly with clients
- You create technical drawings. You prepare the complex designs
- You paint glass surfaces. You use colours like black lead or silver yellow
- You use screen printing techniques. You add fine details to the panes
- You fire the coloured glass in the oven. You fix the colours permanently
- You restore historical glass paintings. You care for valuable cultural heritage
- You join coloured glass pieces with lead strips. You create a complete image
- You document every work step. You follow safety rules strictly
Working conditions
You work in a specialised glass painting workshop. You usually work alone or in small teams. Your projects often take place in churches, public buildings, or private studios
Where to learn
- Schweizerischer Fachverband für Glasmalerei NeueWinterthurerstrasse 28, 8304 Wallisellen
Strengths
- Drawing precision
- Sense of colour and creativity
- Spatial thinking
- Careful working style
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- Tight deadlines
- Safety risks
- Few training places
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