Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 31'500 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 47'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 66'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 87'907 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 112'500 |
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Swiss professionsDesign & Crafts
Szenograf/in
You design spaces and stagings for theatre, film and exhibitions
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Szenograf/in design and realise stage sets, exhibition spaces and film backdrops in interdisciplinary teams.
Spaces tell stories. As a Szenograf/in, you combine art, technology and architecture to create visual worlds. You analyse scripts, concepts and architectural guidelines to develop suitable stagings. In close-knit teams, you implement your designs and shape the atmosphere for theatre, cinema or trade fairs. Your creative flair turns empty spaces into emotional experiences.
FieldDesign & Crafts
Education pathHigher Education Profession
IndustryDesign
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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 Set Designer. Based on 14 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
-59% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 46'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 34'800 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 46'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 18'900 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Szenograf/in
Official education path
You enter the profession through a university degree in scenography or related art and design subjects.
Typical training path
Szenograf/in
Prerequisites
- Bachelor Fachhochschule FH - Bachelor of Arts in Innenarchitektur und Szenografie an der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
- Bachelor / Master of Arts in Theater (Vertiefung Bühnenbild) an der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK
- Other design-based basic training
Where this can lead
You can enter the profession through alternative routes if you have relevant study results or practical project experience.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Spatial thinking
- Creative implementation
- Teamwork
- Attention to detail
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand before an empty stage and discuss spatial requirements with the directing team. Together, you sketch initial designs that are later brought to life with lighting and props.
- You analyse scripts and concepts for spatial requirements.
- You explore functional relationships and the communicative intent of the staging.
- You design stage sets and exhibition spaces using sketch templates.
- You realise designs in close interdisciplinary specialist teams.
- You coordinate lighting, furnishings and spatial conditions.
- You check the feasibility of architectural guidelines.
- You design backdrops for theatre, film and trade fairs.
Working conditions
You work in theatres, film studios, exhibition halls and cultural institutions. You often move between workshops, offices and the respective staging locations.
Strengths
- Spatial thinking
- Creative implementation
- Teamwork
- Attention to detail
Trade-offs
- Project stress
- Physical work
- Irregular hours
- Budget pressure
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