Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 50'700 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 51'000 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 54'600 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 61'100 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 65'520 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 79'450 |
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Swiss professionsTextiles & Fashion
Technical Designer/in (Fashion)
Turn fashion ideas into precise pattern drafts
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You translate design concepts into technical patterns and oversee production to ensure a perfect fit and quality.
Technical Designer/in (Fashion) form the crucial link between creative concepts and industrial manufacturing. You turn initial ideas into precise pattern drafts, check fits, and monitor production. This process transforms a sketch into a wearable fashion piece with perfect quality and exact measurements for mass production. Your work ensures that every garment meets the brand's high standards.
FieldTextiles & Fashion
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryFashion & Apparel
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Bekleidungsgestalterin. Based on 78 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 52'500 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 53'400 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 53'750 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 55'900 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Berne | CHF 55'900 | 16 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 57'950 | 24 |
| Industry various | CHF 55'200 | 21 |
| Retail trade / Wholesaling | CHF 47'060 | 7 |
| Service sector in general | CHF 46'428 | 10 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Technical Designer/in im Fashionbereich
Official education path
You enter the field through vocational training in the clothing sector, supplemented by specific expertise in pattern development.
Typical training path
Technical Designer/in im Fashionbereich
Prerequisites
- Berufliche Grundbildung als Bekleidungsgestalter/in EFZ with further training, e.g. Fashion Spezialist/in BP, Fashiondesigner/in HFP, Textil- und Bekleidungstechiker/in HF
Requirements
- Technical and design flair
- Interest in the world of fashion
- Good sense of colour and shape
- Creativity
- Accuracy
- Sense of responsibility
- Teamwork skills
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical flair
- Design sense
- High accuracy
- Teamwork skills
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at the worktable and check the first fabric samples for stretch. Then you adjust the pattern template to the given measurements to guarantee a perfect fit.
- You turn creative design concepts into precise technical pattern drafts.
- You carefully consider customer measurements, fit, and processing criteria.
- You accompany the models in production facilities to ensure quality.
- You develop special pattern templates and adjust them systematically.
- You determine the necessary materials and create prototypes.
- You carefully monitor the manufacturing of individual collection pieces.
Working conditions
You work in design studios, fashion companies, or with large manufacturers. You often switch between office desks and production halls.
Where to learn
- Swiss Textiles Textilverband Schweiz Bildung & NachwuchsförderungBeethovenstrasse 20, 8022 Zürich
- Schweizerische Textilfachschule (STF)Klosterstrasse 32, 8406 Winterthur
Strengths
- Technical flair
- Design sense
- High accuracy
- Teamwork skills
Trade-offs
- Tight deadlines
- Physical strain
- Changing tasks
- High responsibility
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