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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 82'849 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 57'143 |
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Swiss professionsVehicles
Lackierassistent/in EBA
You support painters in vehicle painting and surface preparation
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You prepare vehicle surfaces, mix colours, and assist with painting in body shops.
As a Lackierassistent/in EBA, you are the backbone of every body shop. You carefully prepare surfaces, mask parts, and mix exact colour blends. With a spray gun in hand, you support experienced painters in applying the topcoat. Your precise work ensures that vehicles shine like new after repairs.
FieldVehicles
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryAutomotive
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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 Lackierassistent/in EBA.
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Lackierassistent/in EBA
- ⏱ 2 Jahre
Official education path
You complete a 2-year apprenticeship with weekly vocational school days and practical phases in the workshop.
Typical training path
Lackierassistent/in EBA
Curriculum
- Vorbereiten von Arbeiten und Vorbehandeln der Bauteile zum Beschichten
- Verarbeiten von Deckmaterial und Durchführen von Abschlussarbeiten
- Montieren, Bedienen und Unterhalten von Anlagen, Maschinen und Werkzeugen
Prerequisites
- obligatorische Schule abgeschlossen
Requirements
- Dexterous hands for precise work
- Reliability
- Teamwork
- Good health (no allergies to solvents and other chemicals, no asthma)
- No color vision deficiency
- 1Vorbereiten von Arbeiten und Vorbehandeln der Bauteile zum Beschichten
- 2Verarbeiten von Deckmaterial und Durchführen von Abschlussarbeiten
- 3Montieren, Bedienen und Unterhalten von Anlagen, Maschinen und Werkzeugen
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Precise work
- Teamwork
- Sense of colour
- Physical resilience
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at the spray booth, check the colour match, and apply a new even layer of paint to the prepared vehicle panel.
- You clean and sand vehicle surfaces to prepare them for coating.
- You apply protective film to areas that should remain untouched during the painting process.
- You calculate the required amount of paint and mix the colour blend exactly.
- You assist with applying primer and topcoat using a spray gun.
- You assemble and disassemble parts and wheels to enable the painting process.
- You polish the dried surfaces to remove scratches and increase the shine.
Working conditions
You work in body shops, vehicle painting facilities, or in the painting departments of industrial companies. Your workplaces are well-ventilated spray booths and preparatory workshop areas.
Where to learn
- carrosserie suisseForstackerstr. 2B, 4800 Zofingen
- Schweizerische Vereinigung der Industrielackiermeister SVILMGotthardstrasse 157, 6473 Silenen
Strengths
- Precise work
- Teamwork
- Sense of colour
- Physical resilience
Trade-offs
- Chemical exposure
- Physical strain
- Regular working hours
- Supervision
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