Most participants receive a higher salary after completing the "Logistics Specialist" vocational examination. In some cases, the wage increase was up to 20 % and in others even up to 30 %. After completing the course, graduates have comprehensive specialist knowledge and a solid basis of process-oriented and business management know-how, which is also reflected in their salary development.
In individual cases, the development of the salary depends on other criteria such as sector, region, company or previous education, professional experience and age of the applicant. Would you like to calculate your possible salary development easily and with just a few clicks with the help of the federal government's individual salary calculator? We will be happy to help you with the calculation for the "Logistics Specialist" course with an example.
This is how you proceed: Click on "Salarium - statistical salary calculator" below and then 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 example salary "Logistics specialist" in our calculation is CHF 5,502.00 (with completed vocational training). If you now go back to the "Training" section and select "Higher vocational training", the new average salary is CHF 6,508.00. And if you select "Lower management" for the position in the company, the average salary even increases to CHF 7,397.00. Try it out!
Please note: The calculation "Logistics Specialist" is intended as an example and is always a rounded figure. As mentioned above, the salary depends on various factors and can vary considerably.
Jonas is 23 years old and works as a logistician in a large trading company in Glarus. He enjoys working in the warehouse, driving forklifts and storing and retrieving goods. His reliability in checking incoming goods, booking them correctly in the merchandise management system and preparing customer orders is greatly appreciated in the company. Jonas also manages to load trucks and vans with correct load distribution seemingly effortlessly. He would like to progress in his career and complete further training to become a logistics specialist. Jonas would like to deepen his knowledge of logistics and learn about modern supply chain management. By taking the professional examination as a logistics specialist with a federal certificate, Jonas will improve his chances on the job market and secure higher wages in the long term.
Financial benefits of further training as a logistics specialist
As a logistics specialist, Jonas will receive CHF 988 more per month than before and will therefore have at least CHF 481,000 more at his disposal by the time he retires than if he had not done any further training.
As this theoretical calculation does not take into account any further salary increases, promotions or interest on savings, the salary can still increase significantly.
Calculation in detail
Further training as a logistics specialist BP:
Wage difference and yield calculation:
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(All figures as at November 2022)
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