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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 118'500 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 149'447 |
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Swiss professionsIT & Computing
Informatiker/in EFZ
You develop ICT solutions and manage IT systems for clients.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You plan ICT projects, install software, handle support requests, and advise clients on data protection and security.
As an Informatiker/in EFZ, you combine technical know-how with direct client advice. You guide ICT projects from the first idea to the finished solution, install software, and maintain server systems. Flexible working hours, teamwork, and a very strong job market make the profession attractive. You lay the foundation for rapid career development and actively shape the digital future.
FieldIT & Computing
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryIT Operations
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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 Informatiker/in EFZ.
Salary trend
+19% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 141'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 131'000 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 142'500 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 167'895 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Informatiker/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
Training takes place through a 4-year vocational foundation program with practical experience at the company and theory at the vocational school.
Typical training path
Informatiker/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Begleiten von ICT-Projekten Unterstützen und Beraten im ICT-Umfeld Aufbauen und Pflegen von digitalen Daten Fachrichtung Plattformentwicklung:
- Ausliefern und Betreiben von ICT-Lösungen Betreiben von Netzen Betreiben von Serversystemen und Serverdiensten Fachrichtung Applikationsentwicklung:
- Entwickeln von Applikationen Ausliefern und Betreiben von Applikationen
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- Teamfähigkeit
- logisch-abstraktes Denkvermögen
- Kreativität bei der Lösungssuche
- rasche Auffassungsgabe
- ausgeprägte Konzentrationsfähigkeit
- systematische Arbeitsweise
- Geduld und Ausdauer
- gute Englischkenntnisse
- 1Begleiten von ICT-Projekten Unterstützen und Beraten im ICT-Umfeld Aufbauen und Pflegen von digitalen Daten Fachrichtung Plattformentwicklung:
- 2Ausliefern und Betreiben von ICT-Lösungen Betreiben von Netzen Betreiben von Serversystemen und Serverdiensten Fachrichtung Applikationsentwicklung:
- 3Entwickeln von Applikationen Ausliefern und Betreiben von Applikationen
Where this can lead
Career changers can often enter the field if you already have a completed foundation qualification or related professional experience.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Teamwork
- Logical thinking
- Creativity
- Systematic working style
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You sit at your desk, check a support request, and install necessary updates on clients' computers. Then you discuss the current status of the ongoing ICT project with the team.
- You guide ICT projects from planning to final implementation.
- You analyze client wishes and define the project scope.
- You install operating systems, software, and security programs on computers.
- You handle support requests and solve technical problems for users.
- You train clients on data protection and computer security.
- You manage data, create backups, and distribute access rights.
Working conditions
You work mainly in an office, but also visit clients. Your work environment includes service, industrial, and commercial companies, as well as public authorities.
Where to learn
- ICT-Berufsbildung SchweizWaisenhausplatz 14, 3011 Bern
Strengths
- Teamwork
- Logical thinking
- Creativity
- Systematic working style
Trade-offs
- High responsibility
- Dynamic industry
- Client support
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