Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 59'600 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 59'000 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 62'045 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 66'100 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 70'790 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 78'000 |
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Swiss professionsFood
Milchpraktiker/in EBA
You turn fresh milk into cheese, butter, and yoghurt
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
As a Milchpraktiker/in EBA, you produce fresh dairy products at the company and monitor production.
At the dairy, you create fresh food every day. You check the quality of incoming milk. You operate modern production machines. You also monitor cheese ripening. Your work combines manual skill with technical knowledge. Hygiene and precision guide you toward high-quality products. Every step needs focus and teamwork.
FieldFood
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryDairy Processing
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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 Milchpraktikerin. Based on 285 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+8% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 65'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 60'240 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 64'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 70'000 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Berne | CHF 71'712 | 39 |
| Thurgau | CHF 67'200 | 15 |
| Lucerne | CHF 66'200 | 17 |
| Fribourg | CHF 64'261 | 56 |
| St. Gallen | CHF 63'467 | 31 |
| Vaud | CHF 59'817 | 17 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture / Forestry / Wood | CHF 71'400 | 17 |
| Consumer / Luxury goods industry | CHF 67'200 | 42 |
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 65'000 | 113 |
| Industry various | CHF 64'909 | 75 |
| Retail trade / Wholesaling | CHF 58'908 | 8 |
| Service sector in general | CHF 56'124 | 7 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Milchpraktiker/in EBA
- ⏱ 2 Jahre
Official education path
You learn this trade in a two-year apprenticeship. You attend school one day a week at the vocational colleges.
Typical training path
Milchpraktiker/in EBA
Curriculum
- Hartkäse
- Konsummilch/Rahm
- Halbhart-/Weichkäse
- Butter
- Sauermilchprodukte
- Quark/Frischkäse
- Ergänzungsmodule 1 und 2
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- Enjoyment working with food
- Good sense of smell and taste
- Enjoyment working with machines
- Sense of cleanliness and hygiene
- Team player
- Healthy and resilient (much work standing)
- No allergies to cleaning agents
- Willingness to work irregular hours
- 1Hartkäse
- 2Konsummilch/Rahm
- 3Halbhart-/Weichkäse
- 4Butter
- 5Sauermilchprodukte
- 6Quark/Frischkäse
- 7Ergänzungsmodule 1 und 2
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Hygiene awareness
- Team spirit
- Physical stamina
- Quality sense
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at the production line. You check the consistency of the curdled milk. Then you fill the cheese mixture into moulds.
- You carefully check the delivered milk for quality and temperature.
- You operate machines to heat cream and make butter.
- You monitor the milk coagulation. You cut the curd precisely.
- You fill the cheese mixture into moulds. You move it to the storage area.
- You check finished products for colour, smell, and taste.
- You clean the equipment and machines thoroughly after each step.
- You record production data. You adjust machine settings when needed.
Working conditions
You mainly work in large dairy plants. You work in damp halls with strong smells. You occasionally help at alpine dairies during the summer season.
Where to learn
- Schweizerischer Milchwirtschaftlicher Verein SMV BerufsbildungGurtengasse 6, 3001 Bern
Strengths
- Hygiene awareness
- Team spirit
- Physical stamina
- Quality sense
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- Irregular hours
- Climate conditions
- Cleaning chemicals
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