Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 81'354 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 82'400 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 82'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 91'800 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 88'200 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 92'300 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsHospitality & Hotels
Praktiker/in Hotellerie-Hauswirtschaft EBA
You ensure clean rooms and happy guests in daily hotel life.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
As a practitioner in the hotel industry, you handle cleaning, laundry, and service in hospitality.
In hotels, hostels, or hospitals, you take on key tasks to ensure guest comfort. You clean rooms, wash laundry, and serve meals. Your team works closely together to keep every day running smoothly. You always pay attention to hygiene and friendliness. You also prepare rooms and care for the plants in the building.
FieldHospitality & Hotels
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryHospitality: Hotels
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Employer. Based on 666 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
-13% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 90'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 80'000 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 84'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 78'000 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Berne | CHF 100'000 | 39 |
| Lucerne | CHF 97'000 | 13 |
| Zurich | CHF 95'000 | 76 |
| Aargau | CHF 86'750 | 18 |
| Vaud | CHF 86'500 | 50 |
| Geneva | CHF 81'600 | 31 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Banking / Financial institutions | CHF 123'000 | 26 |
| Consulting various | CHF 118'500 | 40 |
| Media / Printing / Publishing | CHF 108'000 | 7 |
| Information technology / Telecom | CHF 95'000 | 45 |
| Legal / Business advice | CHF 92'000 | 5 |
| Catering / Hotel | CHF 90'000 | 30 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Praktiker/in Hotellerie-Hauswirtschaft EBA
Official education path
You complete initial vocational training at a vocational school and in a training hotel or company.
Typical training path
Praktiker/in Hotellerie-Hauswirtschaft EBA
Curriculum
- Auftreten und Kommunizieren
- Servieren von Getränken und Speisen
- Reinigen und Gestalten von Räumen
- Umsetzen der Arbeiten im Wäschekreislauf
- Umsetzen von Betriebsabläufen
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- Sense of order and cleanliness
- Good health
- Resilience
- Reliability
- Friendly interaction with people
- Service awareness
- Strong teamwork skills
- 1Auftreten und Kommunizieren
- 2Servieren von Getränken und Speisen
- 3Reinigen und Gestalten von Räumen
- 4Umsetzen der Arbeiten im Wäschekreislauf
- 5Umsetzen von Betriebsabläufen
Where this can lead
A lateral entry is possible by starting a shortened apprenticeship as a specialist in the hotel and household industry EFZ. Afterward, you have access to the same advanced training options as those with an EFZ qualification.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Order and cleanliness
- Team spirit
- Customer focus
- Resilience
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand by the cleaning trolley and check the cleanliness of the bathrooms before you lay out fresh towels. In between, you welcome arriving guests at the reception desk and help with room assignments.
- You welcome guests at the reception desk and enter their details into the system.
- You wash bed linen and towels and carefully maintain the washing machines.
- You clean rooms, furniture, and equipment according to hygiene rules.
- You prepare dining halls and conference rooms for upcoming events.
- You serve drinks and snacks to waiting guests.
- You store food correctly and dispose of waste properly.
- You care for indoor plants and decorate the rooms with flowers.
Working conditions
You work in hotels, hostels, or hospitals and talk daily with colleagues from the hospitality sector. Working hours vary by employer, so you may also work in the evenings or on weekends.
Where to learn
- OdA Hauswirtschaft SchweizAdligenswilerstr. 22, 6006 Luzern
- GastroSuisse Verband für Hotellerie und RestaurationBlumenfeldstrasse 20, 8046 Zürich
Strengths
- Order and cleanliness
- Team spirit
- Customer focus
- Resilience
Trade-offs
- Shift work
- Physical strain
- Changing tasks
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