Wage increase after completion of the "Technical Business Management Assistant" course

The extent to which the technical salesperson's salary increases after further training varies greatly and ranges from less than 10 % to over 30 %. In individual cases, the development of the salary depends on other criteria such as industry, region, company, previous education, professional experience and age of the applicant.

Calculate your salary opportunities with a further training course in technical business management with the federal government's salary calculator. We are happy to provide you with an example to make the calculation easier. A 30-year-old technical administrator in further training earns around CHF 7,014 per month in the area of structural engineering in Zurich. After passing the professional examination as a technical clerk, he takes on specialist and management tasks and is promoted to a higher salary group. This increases his salary to CHF 7,747.

This is how you proceed: Click on "Salarium - statistical salary calculator" below and then on the "Calculate salary" button

  • Step 1: Enter your region / place of work (e.g. Zurich)
  • Step 2: Enter your sector (e.g. 41 Building construction)
  • Step 3: Enter "Technical business management assistant, federal certificate of proficiency" in the type field for the occupational group
  • Step 4: Position in the company - Select "Without management function"
  • Step 5: Weekly hours 42
  • Step 6: Training: Completed vocational training
  • Step 7: Enter your age (e.g. 30 years)
  • Step 8: Enter further optional information (if available and desired)

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 in our calculation is CHF 7,014.00.

Now go back to "Education" and select "Higher vocational training / higher technical college", resulting in a new average salary of CHF 7,747.00.

If you then enter "Lower management" under "Position in company", the average salary of a technical salesperson increases to CHF 8,344.00.

NoteThe calculation for technical salesperson is intended as an example and is always a rounded figure. As mentioned above, the salary depends on various factors and can vary considerably.

Another example of a technical clerk with a federal certificate: CHF 434,000 more salary until retirement

Lukas is 24 years old and works as an EFZ polymechanic in a medium-sized mechanical engineering company in Zug. He would like to swap his manual work for an office job related to the industry. By supplementing his technical expertise with business knowledge, Lukas hopes to gain new job opportunities and better earning potential. He would like to open up other opportunities for further development by training as a technical business administrator. Afterwards, Lukas would like to take on a sales administrator role in the mechanical engineering company. He is confident that he will be able to use his technical background knowledge to provide customers with the best possible advice on the phone regarding product offers. His good communication skills and negotiating skills will also help him in his work as a sales clerk. Lukas would like to qualify for a qualified position as a technical sales representative by taking the professional examination with a federal certificate and thus secure a pay rise.

Financial benefits of further training as a technical business administrator

Lukas will receive CHF 947 more per month as a technical clerk than before and will therefore have at least CHF 434,000 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 for technical business management assistant BP:

  • 24 months part-time
  • School fees, documents: CHF 14,250 minus CHF 6,780 federal contribution = CHF 7,470
  • Exam fee: CHF 1'800
  • Total training costs: CHF 9'270

Wage difference and yield calculation:

  • Difference in salary between the job as an EFZ polymechanic and the job as a technical business administrator: CHF 6,103 - CHF 5,156 = CHF 947 per month and CHF 11,364 per year (12 x CHF 947 = CHF 11,364)
  • He recoups the total training costs of CHF 9,270 in just under 10 months with his higher salary as a technical business administrator (CHF 9,270 / CHF 947 per month = 9.8 months)
  • In the remaining 39 years until his retirement (26 to 65), this additional income will add up to CHF 443,196 (39 x CHF 11,364 = CHF 443,196)
  • If the training costs are deducted from this additional income, an additional sum of around CHF 433,926 remains at his disposal(CHF 443'196 - CHF 9'270 = CHF 433'926)

Sources:

  • The training costs correspond to an average of the courses offered in German-speaking Switzerland.
  • Wages were calculated in the federal wage calculator www.salarium.ch with the following settings:
  • Calculations with KV conclusionbefore the professional examination:
    • Region: Central Switzerland
    • Industry: 28 Mechanical engineering
    • Occupational group: 72 Metalworkers, mechanics and related occupations
    • Position in the company: Level 5 without management function
    • Hours per week: 42 hours
    • Education: Completed vocational training
    • Age: 24 years
    • Years of service: not specified
    • Company size: 20 - 49 employees
    • 12/13 monthly salary: 13 monthly salary (converted pro rata to 12 salaries)
    • Special payments: no
    • Monthly / hourly wage: Monthly wage
    • Result:Central value (median) ofCHF 5'156
  • Calculationsafter the professional examination as a technical businessman:
    • Region: Central Switzerland
    • Industry: 28 Mechanical engineering
    • Occupational group: 24 Business economists and comparable academic professions
    • Position in the company: Level 5 without management function
    • Hours per week: 42 hours
    • Education: Higher vocational training, higher technical college
    • Age: 26 years
    • Years of service: not specified
    • Company size: 20 - 49 employees
    • 12/13 monthly salary: 13 monthly salary (converted pro rata to 12 salaries)
    • Special payments: no
    • Monthly / hourly wage: Monthly wage
    • Result:Central value (median) ofCHF 6'103

(All figures as at October 2022)

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