Official education path
The training takes place as a 2-year apprenticeship in a company, supplemented by block courses at the vocational school.
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Swiss professionsConstruction
Strassenbaupraktiker/in EBA
You build and maintain roads and infrastructure as a team.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You work in a team on construction sites. You lay surfaces, secure trenches, and help build public infrastructure.
You are part of the team when new transport routes are built or existing infrastructure is renewed. You secure the site, prepare materials, and use machines and tools for earthworks and laying work. You always focus on safety, environmental protection, and precise work to ensure public mobility.
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 Strassenbaupraktiker/in EBA.
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Strassenbaupraktiker/in EBA
- ⏱ 2 Jahre
Typical training path
Strassenbaupraktiker/in EBA
Curriculum
- Organisieren der Arbeiten und Gewährleisten von Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz und Umweltschutz
- Ausführen
- Allgemeiner Arbeiten im Verkehrswegbau
- Ausführen von Strassenbauarbeiten
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- manual dexterity
- practical understanding
- reliability and endurance
- teamwork skills
- weather resistance
- physical strength
- robust health
- 1Organisieren der Arbeiten und Gewährleisten von Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheitsschutz und Umweltschutz
- 2Ausführen
- 3Allgemeiner Arbeiten im Verkehrswegbau
- 4Ausführen von Strassenbauarbeiten
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Manual dexterity
- Good teamwork
- Working in all weather
- Physical strength
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand on the construction site, check the delivered materials, and set up the machines for the next phase. Together with the team, you secure the area before digging trenches and preparing the ground.
- You set up the construction site and store the delivered materials properly.
- You secure the work area with barriers, signs, and lighting.
- You dig trenches and prepare the ground for new surfaces.
- You lay curbs and footpaths, and cement them precisely.
- You help lay asphalt and compact the surface with rollers.
- You maintain machines and tools so they are always ready to use.
- You write work reports and dispose of waste according to environmental regulations.
Working conditions
You work in a team on outdoor construction sites for civil engineering companies. You wear protective clothing and adapt to changing weather conditions.
Where to learn
- Infra SuisseWeinbergstr. 49, 8042 Zürich
Strengths
- Manual dexterity
- Good teamwork
- Working in all weather
- Physical strength
Trade-offs
- Weather dependence
- Physical strain
- Safety risks
- Changing work locations
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