Vehicles

Reifenpraktiker/in EBA

You mount tyres and advise customers on vehicle safety.

Reifenpraktiker/in EBA

01 · Overview

What this profession is about

You mount and change tyres, check vehicles, and advise customers on safety and accessories.

As a Reifenpraktiker/in EBA, you ensure road safety every day. You check wheels, change tyres, and carry out service work. You advise customers expertly and sell suitable accessories. Your work combines manual skill with technical understanding. In this way, you make an important contribution to the mobility and safety of all road users.

FieldVehicles
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryAutomotive
Swissdoc 0.570.49.0

02 · Salary

What you can earn

MedianCHF 53'414
CHF 28'300CHF 84'800
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Tire Fitter. Based on 192 observations, updated 7 months ago.

Salary by experience

50k55k60kmedian 53k50k52k57k59k61k63k0-2 yrs3-5 yrs6-8 yrs9-11 yrs12-21 yrs21+ yrs
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ExperienceSalary (CHF)
0-2 yrsCHF 50'360
3-5 yrsCHF 51'525
6-8 yrsCHF 56'784
9-11 yrsCHF 58'605
12-21 yrsCHF 60'550
21+ yrsCHF 63'450

Salary trend

+22% over decade
50k55k60k49k52k53k60k2014-20162017-20192020-20222023-2025
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PeriodSalary (CHF)
2014-2016CHF 49'000
2017-2019CHF 52'000
2020-2022CHF 52'959
2023-2025CHF 60'000

Top earning cantons

  • LucerneCHF 58'02019 obs.
  • GenevaCHF 57'90216 obs.
  • ZurichCHF 54'00029 obs.
  • VaudCHF 52'30517 obs.
  • St. GallenCHF 51'94912 obs.
  • AargauCHF 51'00018 obs.
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CantonSalaryObs.
LucerneCHF 58'02019
GenevaCHF 57'90216
ZurichCHF 54'00029
VaudCHF 52'30517
St. GallenCHF 51'94912
AargauCHF 51'00018

Top paying industries

  • Industry variousCHF 58'23611 obs.
  • Commercial operation / Skilled craftsCHF 55'00074 obs.
  • Transport / LogisticsCHF 51'66622 obs.
  • Service sector in generalCHF 50'79139 obs.
  • Retail trade / WholesalingCHF 50'70017 obs.
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IndustrySalaryObs.
Industry variousCHF 58'23611
Commercial operation / Skilled craftsCHF 55'00074
Transport / LogisticsCHF 51'66622
Service sector in generalCHF 50'79139
Retail trade / WholesalingCHF 50'70017

03 · Pathway

How to enter and grow

  • 🎓 Reifenpraktiker/in EBA
  • 2 Jahre

Official education path

The training takes 2 years in a company with weekly visits to the vocational school.

Typical training path

Reifenpraktiker/in EBA

Curriculum

  • Betriebliche
  • Aufgaben und Funktionen
  • Basisservicearbeiten
  • Vorschriften bei der Arbeit mit Reifen und Rädern
  • Räder- und Reifendemontage und -montage
  • Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheits- und Umweltschutz

Prerequisites

  • obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen

Requirements

  • handwerkliches Geschick
  • verantwortungsbewusste, genaue Arbeitsweise
  • Zuverlässigkeit
  • Freude an neuen Technologien
  • gute körperliche Verfassung
  • Bereitschaft zu unregelmässigen Arbeitszeiten (Service im Winter)
  1. 1Betriebliche
  2. 2Aufgaben und Funktionen
  3. 3Basisservicearbeiten
  4. 4Vorschriften bei der Arbeit mit Reifen und Rädern
  5. 5Räder- und Reifendemontage und -montage
  6. 6Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheits- und Umweltschutz

Where this can lead

Career changers are possible if you already have manual skills or related initial training.

04 · Skills & fit

What it takes

Required skills

  • Manual skill
  • Customer focus
  • Physical stamina
  • Carefulness and precision

Personality fit

  • Swiss career path
  • Career transition
  • Professional growth

05 · Daily reality

What the work feels like

Typical day

You stand at the lift and swap summer tyres for winter tyres when the weather changes. While you balance the wheels, you explain the benefits of the new tyres to waiting customers.

  • You check the condition of the wheels and monitor tyre pressure.
  • You advise customers on suitable rims and tyres.
  • You mount and remove tyres and wheels correctly.
  • You balance the wheels for smooth driving.
  • You carry out simple service work on brakes and lights.
  • You sell accessories like snow chains and store old tyres.
  • You dispose of old tyres and wheels according to environmental regulations.

Working conditions

You usually work in specialised tyre shops or larger car garages. For large vehicles, you also change tyres outdoors.

Strengths

  • Manual skill
  • Customer focus
  • Physical stamina
  • Carefulness and precision

Trade-offs

  • Seasonal working hours
  • Physical strain
  • Dirty working environment
  • Responsibility for safety

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