Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 55'225 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 59'000 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 60'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 64'750 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 65'325 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 71'414 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsTransport, Logistics & Safety
Verkehrsinstruktor/in
You teach children and young people how to behave correctly in road traffic.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Verkehrsinstruktoren guide children and young people on how to behave correctly in road traffic. They also plan prevention campaigns.
You stand on the schoolyard or in the gym. You show children the right way. As Verkehrsinstruktor/in, you teach vital rules for road traffic. Your work protects children and young people on their daily trip to school and during free time. With great patience and teaching skill, you prepare the next generation for safe mobility.
FieldTransport, Logistics & Safety
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryPolice & Corrections
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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 Agente Call Center. Based on 1,188 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 58'500 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 58'852 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 59'750 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 58'978 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Valais | CHF 72'025 | 29 |
| Solothurn | CHF 71'259 | 18 |
| Vaud | CHF 62'000 | 91 |
| Lucerne | CHF 61'100 | 21 |
| St. Gallen | CHF 60'000 | 39 |
| Zurich | CHF 60'000 | 275 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Public administration / Associations | CHF 70'000 | 23 |
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 68'600 | 5 |
| Banking / Financial institutions | CHF 66'000 | 128 |
| Machine / System construction | CHF 65'000 | 11 |
| Insurance | CHF 64'000 | 97 |
| Legal / Business advice | CHF 60'940 | 8 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Fachlehrer/in für Verkehr
Official education path
You enter the field through a one-year specialized further training to become a specialist teacher for traffic.
Typical training path
Fachlehrer/in für Verkehr
Prerequisites
- Several years of police experience, especially in the traffic police
Requirements
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Pedagogical interest and skill
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Teaching skill
- Strong communication
- High safety awareness
- Strong interpersonal skills
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand on the route to school or at the traffic practice ground. You show children how to cross the street safely. You gently correct the posture of cyclists. You explain the meaning of traffic light signals.
- You guide pedestrians and cyclists on the way to school or at the practice ground.
- You plan and lead traffic education campaigns. You also run prevention campaigns for young drivers.
- You give professional talks at parent evenings. You also speak at vocational schools.
- You monitor the safe journey to school together with traffic wardens.
- You create teaching and learning materials for traffic education classes.
Working conditions
You work mainly in kindergartens, at schools, and at municipal traffic practice grounds. You also work at cantonal traffic offices or prevention departments.
Strengths
- Teaching skill
- Strong communication
- High safety awareness
- Strong interpersonal skills
Trade-offs
- Repetitive tasks
- Weather-dependent work
- Emotional strain
- Administrative workload
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