Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 70'200 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 75'600 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 78'350 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 81'250 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 85'820 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 85'909 |
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Swiss professionsBuilding Services
Kältemontage-Praktiker/in EBA
You install and maintain refrigeration systems on construction sites.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You install, maintain, and repair refrigeration and cooling systems on construction sites. You work closely with specialist fitters.
As a Kältemontage-Praktiker/in EBA, you are the technical backbone of modern cooling and air conditioning installations. You plan workflows. You fabricate pipes and apply insulation correctly. On construction sites, you ensure safe working conditions. You work hand in hand with experienced refrigeration system fitters. Your craft directly contributes to the functionality of buildings.
FieldBuilding Services
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryBuilding services: plumbing, HVAC
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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 Refrigeration Assembler. Based on 124 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 78'650 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 75'300 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 78'350 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 78'354 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | CHF 83'609 | 19 |
| Berne | CHF 80'000 | 20 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Industry various | CHF 87'304 | 16 |
| Machine / System construction | CHF 78'650 | 22 |
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 75'075 | 17 |
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 72'139 | 50 |
| Service sector in general | CHF 71'500 | 7 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Kältemontage-Praktiker/in EBA
- ⏱ 2 Jahre
Official education path
The training lasts 2 years. It takes place at the company and on 1 school day per week.
Typical training path
Kältemontage-Praktiker/in EBA
Curriculum
- Vorbereiten und Abschliessen von Arbeiten
- Fertigen von Rohrleitungen und Montieren von Komponenten
- Rückbauen und Entsorgen von Kältesystemen
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- handwerkliches Geschick
- praktisches Verständnis
- technisches Verständnis
- robuste Gesundheit
- körperliche Beweglichkeit
- Teamfähigkeit
- 1Vorbereiten und Abschliessen von Arbeiten
- 2Fertigen von Rohrleitungen und Montieren von Komponenten
- 3Rückbauen und Entsorgen von Kältesystemen
Where this can lead
You can complete a shortened initial training as a Kältesystem-Monteur/in EFZ. Afterward, you can use the same further training opportunities as EFZ professions.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Manual skills
- Technical understanding
- Teamwork
- Physical resilience
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 and check the prepared pipes. Then you bend and weld them with the right tools. Together with your colleagues, you install the refrigeration components. You always follow the safety rules carefully.
- You carefully prepare workflows and secure the workplace on the construction site.
- You fabricate pipes by bending, cutting, and welding them.
- You install refrigeration systems and apply insulation to the components correctly.
- You maintain existing cooling systems and repair them together with fitters when defects occur.
- You dismantle old or environmentally harmful refrigeration systems correctly and dispose of them safely.
- You strictly follow safety and environmental protection rules during your work.
Working conditions
You work mainly on construction sites and are often on the move. You also work in companies that install or repair refrigeration and heating systems.
Where to learn
- Schweizerischer Verband für Kältetechnik (SVK)Eichistrasse 1, 6055 Alpnach Dorf
Strengths
- Manual skills
- Technical understanding
- Teamwork
- Physical resilience
Trade-offs
- Shift work
- Physical strain
- Weather dependence
- Safety risks
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