Swiss salaries in check: This is how much you earn in the most popular professions

The biggest priority this year is reception or secretarial jobs. No wonder: Every company needs people to greet customers, suppliers, visitors, salespeople and even employees at the entrance. During the coronavirus outbreak, some people reduced staff numbers in this area, but now the front desk is experiencing a revival. Because human contact is still very important here. The job as a receptionist is paid 82,800 francs a year. The increase in wages in this professional field is remarkable: compared to last year, there is a huge increase of 6,200 francs.

This year, the second place is occupied by professions in the field of office work and language translation. This professional space is becoming increasingly valuable when companies have worldwide networks and teams work with each other remotely. Mixed functions in the areas of marketing, sales, accounting and human resources come together here. The average wage here is 86,900 francs; that is, 6,000 francs more than the previous year.

This year, the professional field of human resources and personnel development ranks third. A human resources specialist earns an average annual salary of 119,800 francs; This is almost 5,000 francs more than in 2022.

Top ten career fields and salaries

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The ten most sought-after professional fields

The remaining top 10 includes business areas similar to the previous year. These include domestic sales, public administration, logistics and supply chain, as well as finance and accounting. Workers in production, manufacturing and assembly fields earn the highest average wages. Engineers were the top earners in this year’s most sought-after professional fields, with 128,800.

The field of electronics and electrical engineering was pushed out of the top 10. But the warehouse has recently appeared: employees in warehouse management earn an average of 69,400 francs – but no company can do without them, as now more and more shipping takes place online and a warehouse is therefore vital.

Data applies to the average requirement profile

Current wage data comes from a general extract from Kienbaum’s wage database. It should be noted that complexity levels and seniority are not taken into account; An average requirements profile applies in the professional field. Management-level jobs include additional duties not shown here.

Anyone looking for more information can get an overview using our extensive list of specialist salaries. This provides information about the likely wage with the next employer or provides insight into what wage may be requested in the next negotiation.