Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 58'025 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 65'000 |
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Swiss professionsTransport, Logistics & Safety
Instandhaltungstechniker/in SBB
You maintain, repair and check rail vehicles for safe railway operations.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Instandhaltungstechniker/in SBB ensure safe railway operations through the maintenance, repair and diagnosis of rail vehicles.
You are the guarantors of punctual and safe train journeys across the country. Instandhaltungstechniker/in SBB check, maintain and repair rail vehicles. In the event of faults, you quickly diagnose the cause and replace defective parts. With technical know-how and a strong sense of responsibility, you ensure that every vehicle is reliable and runs on time.
FieldTransport, Logistics & Safety
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryRail
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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 Instandhaltungstechniker/in SBB.
Salary trend
-37% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | CHF 65'000 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 72'800 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 41'028 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Instandhaltungstechniker/in SBB
Official education path
Training takes place through company further education or specific qualification programmes in the industry.
Typical training path
Instandhaltungstechniker/in SBB
Prerequisites
- Driving licence Cat. B
Requirements
- Reliability
- Technical understanding
- Technical skill
- Independence
- Sense of responsibility
- Physical and mental resilience
- Willingness to work irregular hours
- IT skills
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical understanding
- Reliability
- Physical resilience
- Independence
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You work in the workshop or on the platform. You check the brakes and engines of trains with measuring instruments. When a fault is reported, you replace defective components and test the vehicle before the next journey.
- You carry out regular maintenance and inspection work on all rail vehicles.
- You diagnose technical faults and repair them precisely on site.
- You replace worn or defective components correctly.
- You check control and modification orders as well as technical deviations.
- You ensure the repaired vehicles are ready and punctual for departure.
- You create commissioning documents and check maintenance manuals for complex systems.
- You instruct staff on new or demanding maintenance work.
Working conditions
You work in stations, workshops or depots of rail infrastructure. Your area of operation covers both the workshop and the direct vehicle area.
Where to learn
- SBB AG Team Sourcing, Recruiting & TalentsHilfikerstrasse 1, 3014 Bern
Strengths
- Technical understanding
- Reliability
- Physical resilience
- Independence
Trade-offs
- Irregular working hours
- Physical strain
- High responsibility
- Weather conditions
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