Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 64'300 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 50'722 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 77'200 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 115'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 151'153 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 51'429 |
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Swiss professionsCulture & Media
Sprecher/in
Your voice gives life to images and stories
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You record scripts for film, television and advertising, and match your voice exactly to the images.
As Sprecher/in, you actively shape the acoustic world of media. You record scripts, dub foreign-language characters or narrate documentaries. Your work requires precise pronunciation, emotional depth and technical understanding. In every recording studio, you turn words into living sounds and accompany millions of listeners.
FieldCulture & Media
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryAudiovisual Media
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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 Sprachlehrerin. Based on 70 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+60% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 75'330 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 52'722 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 43'500 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 120'191 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Education | CHF 66'202 | 52 |
| Public administration / Associations | CHF 42'000 | 5 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Sprecher/in
Official education path
Entry is usually through acting training, private voice workshops or practical learning in the studio.
Typical training path
Sprecher/in
Prerequisites
- Acting talent, imagination
- Ability to control the voice, use it consciously
- To use it authentically and sound clear, distinct pronunciation (e.g.
- Accent-free standard German)
- Good hearing and language sense
- Reading skills and text comprehension
- Practice and endurance
- Stress resistance, flexibility
- Attention to detail
- Discretion
Requirements
- Acting talent
- Imagination
- Ability to control the voice and use it consciously and authentically
- Clear, distinct pronunciation (e.g. accent-free High German)
- Reading competence and text comprehension
- Stress resistance
- Flexibility
Where this can lead
A career change is often possible through basic acting training or private voice schools.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Voice control
- Acting talent
- Accent-free pronunciation
- Flexibility
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You sit in front of the microphone, read a dialogue script and match your voice exactly to the lip movements of a character on screen.
- You record news and commentaries for television and radio.
- You dub foreign-language characters in films and computer games.
- You match your volume and pace exactly to the images.
- You embody products and services for advertising as a commercial voice.
- You work closely with sound engineers and dialogue directors.
- You read scripts and shape emotional undertones.
Working conditions
You typically work in professional recording studios, dubbing booths or post-production companies. You often design your workspace flexibly according to production requirements.
Strengths
- Voice control
- Acting talent
- Accent-free pronunciation
- Flexibility
Trade-offs
- Frequent repetitions
- Long booth work
- Project-based contracts
- Physical strain
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