Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 71'500 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 73'450 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 76'050 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 79'853 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 85'000 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 86'010 |
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Swiss professionsChemistry & Physics
Werkstattkoordinator/in im Industrie-Lackiergewerbe SVILM
You coordinate painting workshops and lead teams in the industry.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You run painting workshops. You coordinate processes. You support customers and insurers in the industry.
As a Werkstattkoordinator/in im Industrie-Lackiergewerbe SVILM, you are responsible for smooth operations in painting workshops. You lead teams and organise administrative processes. This relieves company management. You are also the main contact for industrial customers and insurers. Your business know-how and leadership skills make you an essential link between workshop daily life and management.
FieldChemistry & Physics
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryPlastics, Paper & Surface Technology
Swissdoc 0.580.48.0
02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Technical Clerk. Based on 801 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+8% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 74'100 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 74'100 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 75'600 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 79'884 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zug | CHF 87'750 | 17 |
| Thurgau | CHF 81'900 | 25 |
| Geneva | CHF 78'902 | 22 |
| Zurich | CHF 77'805 | 187 |
| Solothurn | CHF 76'900 | 20 |
| Fribourg | CHF 76'800 | 14 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | CHF 82'701 | 56 |
| Education | CHF 81'900 | 7 |
| Medical Technology | CHF 80'500 | 13 |
| Public administration / Associations | CHF 78'000 | 30 |
| Machine / System construction | CHF 78'000 | 119 |
| Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals | CHF 77'439 | 10 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Werkstattkoordinator/in im Industrie-Lackiergewerbe SVILM
Official education path
Training is provided through specialised further education programmes. It also includes in-house qualification modules in the painting industry.
Typical training path
Werkstattkoordinator/in im Industrie-Lackiergewerbe SVILM
Prerequisites
- Lackierfachmann/-frau Industrie BP
Requirements
- Leadership and social skills
- Good business knowledge
- Organisational skills
- Sense of responsibility
- Teamwork skills
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Leadership skills
- Business knowledge
- Organisational skills
- Customer focus
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You sit in the workshop office and check order data. In the background, the painting team prepares vehicles. In between, you phone a customer. You agree on the next steps and delivery dates.
- You lead a workshop team in industrial painting.
- You take on administrative and organisational leadership tasks in the company.
- You relieve company management with important business decisions.
- You support industrial customers and insurers as the main contact person.
- You coordinate the daily workshop routine and plan resources.
- You monitor compliance with quality and safety guidelines.
Working conditions
You work in industrial painting workshops. You are often in production halls or separate admin offices. Your workplace shifts between the workshop floor and the office. You do this to monitor operations.
Where to learn
- Schule für Gestaltung ZürichAusstellungsstrasse 104, 8005 Zürich
- SVILM AusbildungszentrumGotthardstr. 157, 6473 Silenen
Strengths
- Leadership skills
- Business knowledge
- Organisational skills
- Customer focus
Trade-offs
- High responsibility
- Administrative effort
- Customer communication
- Changing work locations
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