Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 50'200 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 84'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 80'000 |
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Swiss professionsConstruction
Steinsetzer/in EBA
You pave streets and squares with stones and natural materials
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You lay paving stones and natural stone surfaces on construction sites in all weather.
You prepare construction sites, compact the soil, and lay paving stones exactly into the base. You read technical plans, secure the area, and ensure clean joints. Your craft shapes lasting paths and squares for the public. You work in a team and help shape the city.
FieldConstruction
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryPlanning & Civil Engineering
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
No verified Swiss salary data is available for this profession yet.
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Steinsetzer/in EBA.
Salary trend
-39% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2020-2022 | CHF 82'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 50'400 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Steinsetzer/in EBA
- ⏱ 2 Jahre
Official education path
The training lasts 2 years and takes place at the company and in block courses at the vocational school.
Typical training path
Steinsetzer/in EBA
Curriculum
- Organisieren der Arbeiten und Gewährleisten von Arbeitssicherheit
- Gesundheitsschutz sowie Umweltschutz
- Ausführen
- Allgemeiner Arbeiten im Verkehrswegbau
- Ausführen von Steinsetzarbeiten
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- handwerkliches Geschick
- praktisches Verständnis
- sorgfältige und genaue Arbeitsweise
- Teamfähigkeit
- körperliche Widerstandsfähigkeit
- robuste Gesundheit
- 1Organisieren der Arbeiten und Gewährleisten von Arbeitssicherheit
- 2Gesundheitsschutz sowie Umweltschutz
- 3Ausführen
- 4Allgemeiner Arbeiten im Verkehrswegbau
- 5Ausführen von Steinsetzarbeiten
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Manual skill
- Physical endurance
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand on the prepared site, check the guide string, and gently tap the paving stones into the sand base. You focus on a level surface and the exact planning details.
- You read construction plans and prepare stones, gravel, and jointing mortar.
- You transport materials to the site and secure the area.
- You compact the ground and lay curbstones into the prepared surface.
- You tap paving stones with a hammer exactly into the sand base.
- You check the level with setting battens and fill the joints.
- You maintain tools, write work reports, and dispose of waste responsibly.
Working conditions
You work outdoors in all weather at paving companies or construction firms. These are often smaller businesses in urban areas.
Where to learn
- Verband Schweizerischer PflästerermeisterTalstrasse 24, 8852 Altendorf
- Schweizerischer Baumeisterverband SBVWeinbergstrasse 49, 8042 Zürich
Strengths
- Manual skill
- Physical endurance
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork
Trade-offs
- Weather conditions
- Physical strain
- Workplace noise
- Shift work
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