Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 62'760 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 67'050 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 75'600 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 85'050 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 61'500 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 99'750 |
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Swiss professionsHealthcare
Bewegungs- und Körpertherapeut/in
You accompany people on their path to greater body awareness and freedom of movement
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You use targeted exercises and creative methods to improve your clients' self-awareness, posture, and coordination.
In movement therapy, you combine professional knowledge with empathy. Whether through functional exercises for stabilization or creative methods for sensory stimulation: you shape individual processes. Your goal is to help people achieve greater well-being and physical balance. You rely on a trusting atmosphere and professional guidance.
FieldHealthcare
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryHealthcare
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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 Alternative Practitioner. Based on 20 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+48% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | CHF 46'667 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 84'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 69'000 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Health care / Social services | CHF 67'761 | 14 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Bewegungs- und Körpertherapeut/in
Official education path
Training is provided by specialized institutes and leads to a specific diploma or certificate.
Typical training path
Bewegungs- und Körpertherapeut/in
Prerequisites
- Abgeschlossene Grundbildung oder Mittelschulabschluss
Requirements
- Differenzierte Selbstwahrnehmung
- Kommunikative Stärken und Empathie
- agogisch-didaktische Fähigkeiten
- physische und psychische Gesundheit
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Self-awareness
- Empathy and communication
- Didactic competence
- Physical resilience
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand in the treatment room and guide gentle stretching exercises while monitoring your clients' breathing and posture. In between, you use materials like balls or fabric strips to create new sensory impulses.
- You perform functional movement and balance exercises to strengthen coordination.
- You specifically train your clients' breathing and posture in daily life.
- You provide new sensory experiences through the use of creative materials and elements.
- You promote self-awareness and body awareness in your participants.
- You flexibly adapt the therapy content to the specific indication and situation.
- You create a trusting atmosphere for the personal development of your clients.
Working conditions
You typically work in practices, therapy centers, or complementary medicine facilities. Sometimes you also accompany therapy in clinics or rehabilitation centers.
Where to learn
- OdA KT Organisation der Arbeitswelt KomplementärTherapieNiklaus-Konrad-Str. 18, 4500 Solothurn
- OdA ARTECURARainweg 9H, 3068 Utzigen
Strengths
- Self-awareness
- Empathy and communication
- Didactic competence
- Physical resilience
Trade-offs
- Emotional strain
- Physical exhaustion
- Flexible schedules
- Little standardization
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