Anyone who passes a higher professional examination - such as the examination to become an electrician - can almost always look forward to a pay rise afterwards. This is because a federal diploma in electrical installation also gives you access to a higher salary level. This means that the HFP qualification as an electrical installation and safety expert not only offers better career opportunities, but also financial benefits.
Your personal salary opportunities depend on various criteria such as the industry, the region, your employer, your previous training, your professional experience and your age. However, you can use the "Salarium" salary calculator to calculate your potential salary increase as an electrician.
We have calculated a case for you as an example: A 30-year-old electrical project manager with a federal certificate would like to develop his career by taking the higher professional examination to become an electrician with a federal diploma.
Here's how: Click on the "Calculate salary" button
Source:"Federal Statistical Office, FSO"
Note: This sample calculation refers to the data of Salarium 2023, this service is temporarily interrupted. Information can be foundhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.
The result shows that he earns around CHF 7,407.00 per month in the Zurich area. After passing the higher professional examination as a qualified electrician, he is promoted to a higher management position. To do this, we select "electrician, dipl. HFP" as the occupational group and Salarium suggests the group "74 electricians and electronics technicians". For the position in the company, we change to "Upper and middle management". This increases his salary to CHF 8,225.00.
Please note: The above calculation is intended as an example. As mentioned above, the salary depends on various factors and can vary considerably.
ATTENTION: Since 2021, the course and title have been renamed "Electrical installation and safety expert". From 2019 to 2021, there will be a transitional period during which schools can advertise courses under both titles and examinations can be taken under the old or new regulations. You can find updated informationhere.
Sebastian works as an electrical project manager in a large electrical company in Appenzell. The 26-year-old works on electrical projects from the initial meeting through to planning and handover to the customer. He enjoys working independently on electrical systems and interfaces. Sebastian is familiar with installation technology and uses tools, instruments and methods as required. His competent project management, planning and communication skills are highly valued within the company. Sebastian would like to upgrade his knowledge of electrical installation to expert status by taking the higher specialist examination. With further training as an electrical installation and safety expert, he can acquire additional knowledge as an electrician in project management, planning, technical processing, installation and safety expertise. After obtaining his federal diploma, Sebastian can take on a management role. As an electrician, he now manages renovation and new construction projects in terms of planning, costing, organization, installation and final inspection. After gaining further professional experience, Sebastian can imagine setting up and running his own company. The higher professional qualification as an electrician gives him numerous opportunities for professional development and better earning potential.
Financial benefits of further training as an electrical installation and safety expert
Sebastian will receive CHF 922 more per month as an electrician than before and will therefore have at least CHF 398,000 more at his disposal by the time he retires than if he had not taken this further training for the higher professional examination.
As this theoretical calculation does not take into account any further salary increases, promotions or interest on savings, the salary can still increase significantly.
Detailed calculation for electricians
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(All figures as at November 2022)
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