Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 98'061 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 56'121 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 77'085 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 80'148 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 21'000 |
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Swiss professionsBuilding Services
Klärwärter/in VSA
You manage small treatment plants or control complex purification processes.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Klärwärter/in VSA monitor and control wastewater purification and ensure clean water for the environment.
You actively support water protection by maintaining and optimising wastewater plants. Whether you run a small plant independently or control special processes in a large network: your technical know-how is in demand. You ensure that water is safely purified and the environment is protected. With solid knowledge of chemistry, biology and technology, you make an important contribution to public health and environmental protection.
FieldBuilding Services
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryBuilding Services: Operations & Maintenance
Swissdoc 0.440.0.0
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 Klärwärter/in VSA.
Salary trend
-21% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | CHF 82'951 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 65'560 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 VSA-Ausweis
Official education path
The qualification is obtained through two basic courses and one supplementary course, which must be completed and passed within ten years.
Typical training path
VSA-Ausweis
Curriculum
- Einführung in die Siedlungswasserwirtschaft
- Gesetzliche Grundlagen
- Grundlagen der Verfahren in der Abwasserbewirtschaftung
- Grundlagen der Verfahren in der Schlammbehandlung
- Grundlagen
- Chemie und Mikrobiologie
- Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz
- Betrieb und Kontrolle
- Elektrizität
- Umgang mit Chemikalien
- Gewässerkunde
- Mikroverunreinigungen
- Energie in ARA Materialwahl und Instandhaltung
- Pumpen
- Sanitärinstallationen
- Hygiene
Prerequisites
- Practical understanding
- Robust health
- Technical understanding
- Reliability
- 1Einführung in die Siedlungswasserwirtschaft
- 2Gesetzliche Grundlagen
- 3Grundlagen der Verfahren in der Abwasserbewirtschaftung
- 4Grundlagen der Verfahren in der Schlammbehandlung
- 5Grundlagen
- 6Chemie und Mikrobiologie
- 7Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz
- 8Betrieb und Kontrolle
- 9Elektrizität
- 10Umgang mit Chemikalien
- 11Gewässerkunde
- 12Mikroverunreinigungen
- 13Energie in ARA Materialwahl und Instandhaltung
- 14Pumpen
- 15Sanitärinstallationen
- 16Hygiene
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical understanding
- Practical skill
- Robust health
- Reliability
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at the control panel and check the values of the biological purification. If necessary, you adjust the dosage of chemicals or inspect the pumps in the machine room.
- You monitor the operation of wastewater treatment plants daily.
- You control the biological processes and check the water quality.
- You regularly maintain pumps, valves and electrical controls.
- You document operating data and report faults to management immediately.
- You check the sludge treatment and ensure safe disposal.
- You work closely with specialists from municipal water management.
Working conditions
You work in municipal treatment plants, industrial wastewater treatment facilities or specialised environmental companies. The workplaces are often located directly on site in the machine room or at the plant's control panel.
Where to learn
- Verband Schweizer Abwasser- und Gewässerschutzfachleute VSAEuropastr. 3, 8152 Glattbrugg
Strengths
- Technical understanding
- Practical skill
- Robust health
- Reliability
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- Shift work
- Responsibility
- Contact with chemicals
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