Wage increase after completion of the "Communications Specialist (FPE)" course
What salary can I expect after completing this continuing education, further training?
In individual cases, salary development depends on various criteria, such as the industry, region, size of the company, previous education, professional experience and age. Another decisive factor is whether the qualification leads to a new, suitable position - in the previous company or another company.
With "Salarium", the federal government's salary calculator, you can calculate your personal salary opportunities. To illustrate this, we have calculated a possible case for you. It is intended as an example and corresponds to a statistical average.
Calculation of the possible salary increase with the acquisition of the Federal Diploma of Higher Education as a communications specialist
Sandra, 22 years old, completed an apprenticeship as a businesswoman with a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (Federal VET Diploma) and worked for three years in a small full-service advertising agency in Chur, where she earned around CHF 4,300 a month.
When one of her colleagues, a communications specialist, resigned and his position could not be filled seamlessly, she took on some of his tasks. She had direct customer contact, prepared the advertising budget for an online campaign, coordinated appointments, etc. Sandra really enjoyed these tasks and made her want to take on more responsibility in communications in the future. Her employer was also very satisfied with her work and offered to support her continuing education, further training as a communications specialist (FPE).
Soon afterwards, Sandra enrolled on a preparatory course for the Federal Professional Examination in Communication. Just over a year later, she took the Federal Professional Examination and passed with flying colors. Since then, she has been working in the same advertising agency in a new role and is responsible for managing various projects. She is in close contact with clients, her colleagues from the graphics and new media department and external copywriters, printers, etc. Her salary has been increased with continuing education, further training as a communications specialist with Federal Diploma of Higher Education.by more than 40%increased to around CHF 6,024.
Click on "Salarium - statistical wage calculator" at the bottom of the source, then on the "Calculate wage" button and select the appropriate details:
- Region: Choose your region / place of work (in the example Eastern Switzerland)
- Industry: Select your current or desired industry (in the example 73 Advertising and market research)
- Occupational group: First enter "Businesswoman" (41. General office and secretarial staff), then "Communication planner, federal certificate" (24. Business economists and similar specialists).
- Position in the company: Choose what you consider realistic, foreseeable or desirable (in the example, first "without management function", then "lower management")
- Hours per week: (42 in the example)
- Education: (In the example, first "completed vocational training", then "Higher vocational training, College of Higher Education")
- Age: Your estimated age after completing the continuing education, further training (in the example 22, then 24)
- Years of service: Your number of years of service (in the example 3, then 1)
- Company size: (In the example "less than 20 employees")
- 12/13 monthly salary: (12 monthly salaries in the example)
- Special payments: No
- Monthly/hourly wage: Monthly wage
Source:Federal Statistical Office, FSO
Note: This sample calculation refers to the data from Salarium (end of 2024). You can find informationhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.
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