Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 68'900 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 42'000 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 60'000 |
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Swiss professionsCulture & Media
Requisiteur/in
You create stage sets with creative props and accessories
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You source, create, and maintain all items for theatre, film, and stage productions
The success of a production often depends on the smallest details behind the scenes. As a Requisiteur/in, you ensure the stage is perfectly equipped. You research, source, repair, and store everything the performers and set designers need. With great imagination and organisational skills, you turn sketches into tangible objects. Your craft directly shapes the atmosphere and credibility of every performance.
FieldCulture & Media
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryInterior Decoration, Flooring & Glazing
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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 Requisiteurin. Based on 12 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
-21% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 58'500 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 60'000 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 77'402 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 46'000 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Requisiteur/in
Official education path
Training usually takes place on the job in theatre or film productions.
Typical training path
Requisiteur/in
Prerequisites
- Berufliche Grundbildung als Raumausstatterin EFZ (früher Innendekorateurin)
- Polydesigner/in 3D EFZ
- Schreiner/in EFZ
- Equivalent craft training
Requirements
- Imagination
- Attention to detail
- Sense of order
- Organisational talent
- Knowledge of styles
- Crafting techniques
- Safety regulations
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Creative imagination
- Precise work
- Structured organisation
- Knowledge of styles
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You work in your prop room and carefully check if a historical coat is still wearable. Next, you list the missing items for the upcoming rehearsal and arrange their loan.
- You research and source all items needed for each production.
- You create special props according to the director's or designer's instructions.
- You repair damaged objects and carefully maintain the prop room inventory.
- You organise the purchase or loan of accessories and special materials.
- You coordinate the delivery of items for rehearsals and performances.
Working conditions
You typically work in theatre workshops, film studios, or on mobile stage productions. Your workplace often shifts between the prop room, the workshop, and the actual stage.
Where to learn
- Schweizer Verband Technischer Bühnen- und Veranstaltungsberufe svtbRäffelstrasse 20, 8045 Zürich
Strengths
- Creative imagination
- Precise work
- Structured organisation
- Knowledge of styles
Trade-offs
- Periodic stress
- Physical strain
- Irregular hours
- High responsibility
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