Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 113'166 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 20'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 96'700 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 104'850 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 97'205 |
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Swiss professionsConstruction
Gleisbau-Polier/in BP
You lead track construction work and ensure safe rail infrastructure
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
As a Gleisbau-Polier/in BP, you manage construction sites, coordinate resources, and ensure the quality of rail infrastructure
You are the key link between site management and the construction team. In this role, you organise materials, lead your team, and check track geometry. You combine technical know-how with clear leadership to maintain rail routes on time, safely, and efficiently. Your daily work ensures the entire transport network functions smoothly and keeps passengers mobile
FieldConstruction
Education pathContinuing Education Profession
IndustryPlanning & Civil Engineering
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Exact salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Gleisbaupolierin. Based on 19 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+15% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | CHF 92'600 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 96'350 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 106'500 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 96'700 | 15 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Gleisbau-Polier/in mit eidg. Fachausweis
- ⏱ 2,5 Jahre, berufsbegleitend
Official education path
The part-time course lasts 2.5 years and leads to the federal certificate for Gleisbau-Polier/in BP.
Typical training path
Gleisbau-Polier/in mit eidg. Fachausweis
Curriculum
- Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheits- und Umweltschutz
- Planung
- Vornehmen und Personal, Material und Fremdleistungen
- Bestellen Rapporte
- Erstellen, Prüfplan
- Nachführen und Absteckungen
- Kontrollieren Mitarbeitendenführung
- Gestalten Gleise und Weichen
- Verlegen und montieren Kleinunterhalt und systematischen Unterhalt
- Vornehmen Kontrollen
- Durchführen Störungen
- Analysieren und beheben Umgebungsarbeiten
- Durchführen
Prerequisites
- eidg. Fähigkeitszeugnis (EFZ) or equivalent qualification and at least 3 years of professional experience in transport infrastructure construction after obtaining the EFZ
- eidgenössisches Berufsattest (EBA) or equivalent qualification and at least 5 years of professional experience in transport infrastructure construction after obtaining the EBA
- required module completions or equivalency certificates
- completion as a Vorarbeiter/in in the main construction trade
Requirements
- Leadership and social competence
- Organisational skills
- Physical endurance
- Sense of responsibility
- Technical understanding
- 1Arbeitssicherheit, Gesundheits- und Umweltschutz
- 2Planung
- 3Vornehmen und Personal, Material und Fremdleistungen
- 4Bestellen Rapporte
- 5Erstellen, Prüfplan
- 6Nachführen und Absteckungen
- 7Kontrollieren Mitarbeitendenführung
- 8Gestalten Gleise und Weichen
- 9Verlegen und montieren Kleinunterhalt und systematischen Unterhalt
- 10Vornehmen Kontrollen
- 11Durchführen Störungen
- 12Analysieren und beheben Umgebungsarbeiten
- 13Durchführen
Where this can lead
Career changers are possible if you have an equivalent qualification and sufficient professional experience in transport infrastructure construction.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Leadership skills
- Technical understanding
- Organisational skills
- Sense of responsibility
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 rail gauge with measuring instruments, and brief your staff on the next work phase.
- You create work plans and assign staff and machinery precisely.
- You survey the construction site and mark out the route for new tracks.
- You check track geometry and switches with special measuring tools.
- You organise materials, machines, and safety barriers for smooth operations.
- You train apprentices in practical skills and lead the team.
- You monitor workplace safety and ensure the quality of construction work.
- You write reports and check delivery notes for material management.
Working conditions
You work at various construction sites across Switzerland, often outdoors, underground, or in an office. Your workplace includes track construction companies as well as railway and tram operators.
Where to learn
- Verband öffentlicher Verkehr VöVDählhölzliweg 12, 3005 Bern
- Infra Suisse8042 Zürich
Strengths
- Leadership skills
- Technical understanding
- Organisational skills
- Sense of responsibility
Trade-offs
- Irregular working hours
- Physical strain
- High responsibility
- Weather dependency
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