Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 75'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 75'000 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 60'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 41'524 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 180'000 |
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Swiss professionsTransport, Logistics & Safety
Kampfmittelbeseitiger/in
You coordinate the safe disposal of unexploded ordnance and ammunition.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Kampfmittelbeseitiger/in lead the disposal of ammunition and support international mine clearance operations.
As a specialist in the KAMIR Command, you play a key role in public safety. You run the national unexploded ordnance reporting centre and coordinate the rapid disposal of ammunition. You prepare for military operations at home and abroad. Your area of operation includes humanitarian mine clearance and peace-support missions. You combine technical understanding with high responsibility and international cooperation.
FieldTransport, Logistics & Safety
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryArmed Forces & Civil Protection
Swissdoc 0.624.6.0
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 Kampfmittelbeseitiger/in.
Salary trend
-60% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | CHF 188'889 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 75'000 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Kampfmittelbeseitiger/in (KAMIBES Spez)
Official education path
Training is provided exclusively through direct employment in the KAMIR Command via one-year course modules.
Typical training path
Kampfmittelbeseitiger/in (KAMIBES Spez)
Prerequisites
- Swiss citizen
- Completed Rekrutenschule and potentially Unteroffiziersschule
- Three-year technical vocational basic training
- Driver's license Category B (if possible)
- Ideal age 25 to 35 years
- Clean criminal record
- Good English skills level B1-B2 (written, spoken)
- Knowledge of a second official language level A1-A2 (spoken)
- No colour vision deficiencies
- Willingness to undertake recurring overseas missions for at least 4 to 6 months
Requirements
- Physical and mental resilience
- Quick comprehension / technical understanding
- Spatial awareness
- Good computer user skills (Office suite)
- Teamwork skills
Where this can lead
Lateral entry is only possible through prior basic military training or a technical vocational apprenticeship.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical understanding
- Physical resilience
- Decisiveness
- Language skills
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You sit at the control desk of the reporting centre. You assess incoming reports and direct the necessary disposal teams. At the same time, you check your equipment for the next field operation.
- You receive and check ammunition reports from across Switzerland every day.
- You coordinate the proper and rapid disposal of unexploded ordnance.
- You prepare military disposal operations at home and abroad.
- You support humanitarian mine clearance in international areas with your expertise.
- You carefully maintain and inspect technical disposal equipment.
- You document all procedures according to strict safety guidelines and laws.
Working conditions
You work primarily in the national unexploded ordnance reporting centre and in military command posts. For operations, you frequently move to the field or abroad.
Strengths
- Technical understanding
- Physical resilience
- Decisiveness
- Language skills
Trade-offs
- High responsibility
- Irregular hours
- Overseas assignments
- Mental strain
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