Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 57'714 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 59'900 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 70'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 67'860 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 68'000 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 65'315 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsMetal, Machinery & Watchmaking
Formenpraktiker/in EBA
You manufacture precise moulds and models for the industry
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You create precise models in workshops, plan production runs, and check quality.
You work in busy workshops where your next project takes shape. You read technical drawings, plan material needs, and make precise moulds by hand or machine. Whether you work with wood, metal, or plastic, you combine craftsmanship with technical knowledge. You always focus on safety and quality while working in a team with experienced experts.
FieldMetal, Machinery & Watchmaking
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryMechanical Engineering
Swissdoc 0.553.37.0
02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Molder. Based on 24 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+8% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 59'150 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 56'714 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 67'860 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 63'600 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 64'450 | 6 |
| Industry various | CHF 57'850 | 17 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Formenpraktiker/in EBA
- ⏱ 2 Jahre
Official education path
The training lasts 2 years and combines practice at the company with 1 day of vocational school per week.
Typical training path
Formenpraktiker/in EBA
Curriculum
- Konstruktion von Werkstücken
- Manuelle Fertigung von Werkstücken
- Konventionelle
- Maschinelle Fertigung von Werkstücken
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- Ability to read technical drawings
- Spatial awareness
- Craftsmanship
- Technical understanding
- Drawing talent (technical drawing)
- Precise and careful working style
- 1Konstruktion von Werkstücken
- 2Manuelle Fertigung von Werkstücken
- 3Konventionelle
- 4Maschinelle Fertigung von Werkstücken
Where this can lead
Career changers can enter via a shortened apprenticeship as Formenbauer/in EFZ. The same further training options are available afterwards.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical understanding
- Craftsmanship
- Careful working style
- Spatial awareness
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at your workbench. You check milling parameters and carefully sand the edges of a new model. Then you test the fit before preparing the surface for the next step.
- You read technical drawings and adjust them if needed.
- You plan the workflow and estimate material needs accurately.
- You saw, sand, and file metals or plastics according to plan.
- You set up machines and check the programming carefully.
- You glue and assemble individual parts into a complete model.
- You let moulds dry and carefully remove the cast.
- You check the quality and fix small errors immediately.
- You treat surfaces and keep machines and tools clean.
Working conditions
You work in small teams in somewhat noisy workshops at model shops or foundries. You wear personal protective equipment there and exchange ideas with experienced experts.
Where to learn
- SWISS FORM Verband Schweizerischer Modellbaubetriebe StadthofBahnhofstrasse 7b, 6210 Sursee
Strengths
- Technical understanding
- Craftsmanship
- Careful working style
- Spatial awareness
Trade-offs
- Noise exposure
- Physical demands
- Pressure for precision
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