Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 73'500 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 75'600 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 107'100 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 105'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 120'000 |
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Swiss professionsHealthcare
Pädakustiker/in
You help children with hearing loss find their voice and participate in life.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Pädakustiker/in check children's hearing, adjust hearing aids, and advise parents on supporting language development.
Your work begins where the first sounds are lost. Pädakustiker/in focus specifically on infants and children with hearing impairments. Through targeted hearing tests and individual hearing aid adjustments, you lay the foundation for language acquisition. With great care, you accompany these young patients and their families toward better communication and quality of life.
FieldHealthcare
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryMedical Technology
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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 Media Engineer. Based on 26 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
-36% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 130'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 75'600 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 120'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 83'275 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Information technology / Telecom | CHF 75'600 | 11 |
| Media / Printing / Publishing | CHF 72'600 | 6 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Pädakustiker/in
Official education path
Training is provided through specialized continuing education courses or part-time programs for hearing aid specialists and hearing therapists.
Typical training path
Pädakustiker/in
Prerequisites
- Ausbildung als Hörsystemspezialist/-in (BP) or equivalent training
- Professional experience
Requirements
- Special empathy in dealing with children
- Patience
- Manual dexterity
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Empathy
- Patience
- Manual dexterity
- Observation skills
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You sit with a toddler on your lap and playfully observe how they react to different sounds. Afterwards, you carefully adjust a tiny hearing aid that will make every laugh and word clearer later on.
- You check the hearing of infants and toddlers using special test methods.
- You individually adjust hearing aids to specifically support language development.
- You use playful methods to reliably determine the exact degree of hearing loss.
- You advise parents thoroughly on how to properly use the hearing aids.
- You document the children's developmental progress and continuously adjust the devices.
- You work closely with doctors and therapists to optimize treatment.
Working conditions
You typically work in specialized hearing centers, pediatric audiology practices, or in collaboration with hospitals. Often, you also care for the children directly in their familiar environment.
Where to learn
- Schweizerischer Pädakustikerverband8032 Zürich
Strengths
- Empathy
- Patience
- Manual dexterity
- Observation skills
Trade-offs
- Emotional strain
- High responsibility
- Strict hygiene
- Continuous training
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