Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 100'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 80'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 101'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 106'850 |
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Swiss professionsHealthcare
Schmerzmanager/in, Pain Nurse
You accompany patients with chronic pain.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You advise patients, relatives and nursing staff on how to handle chronic pain professionally.
Chronic pain burdens many people in daily life. As a Schmerzmanager/in, Pain Nurse, you support affected individuals and their surroundings in a targeted way. You share expert knowledge, coach nursing staff and develop individual concepts for effective pain management. Your work takes place in hospitals, care homes or in outpatient care. With empathy and solid knowledge, you create noticeable relief.
FieldHealthcare
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryConsulting
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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 Schmerzmanager/in, Pain Nurse.
Salary trend
+11% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | CHF 96'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 106'425 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Health care / Social services | CHF 100'000 | 5 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Schmerzmanager/in (Pain Nurse)
Official education path
Training takes place through specialised postgraduate courses or certificate programmes for nursing professionals.
Typical training path
Schmerzmanager/in (Pain Nurse)
Prerequisites
- diplomierte Pflegefachpersonen
Where this can lead
Career changes are possible if you already have basic nursing training and clinical experience.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Empathy
- Expert knowledge
- Communication
- Organisation
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at the bedside of a patient and discuss the current pain therapy together. At the same time, you brief the nursing staff on new medications and non-drug methods.
- You advise patients with chronic pain.
- You coach relatives on how to deal with the illness correctly.
- You train nursing staff on current pain therapies.
- You develop individual treatment plans for the entire team.
- You document therapy progress and adjust measures accordingly.
- You act as a liaison between medicine and nursing in daily clinic life.
Working conditions
You work in hospitals, care homes or in outpatient care. Your workplace is the treatment room, the patient ward or the practice.
Where to learn
- OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, Departement GesundheitRosenbergstrasse 59, 9001 St. Gallen
- ZHAW Gesundheit, Institut für PflegeKatharina-Sulzer-Platz 9, 8401 Winterthur
- XUND BildungszentrumKantonsspital 46, 6000 Luzern
- Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege Fachbereich WeiterbildungFreiburgstrasse 133, 3008 Bern
Strengths
- Empathy
- Expert knowledge
- Communication
- Organisation
Trade-offs
- Emotional strain
- High responsibility
- Documentation
- Shift work
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