The "Process specialist (BP)" course provides the basic knowledge for a qualified job in the field of process management. Graduates of this further training course can often achieve a higher salary if they subsequently change jobs. The majority of graduates of this course receive a salary increase of up to 20 % in the first two years after completing the Process Specialist (BP) course.
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. Calculate your individual chances with the help of a salary calculator. We have created an example for you.
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 in our calculation is CHF 5,777.00.
Now go back to the item "Position in the company" and select "Level 3+4: Lower management", change to "Higher vocational training, higher technical college" under "Education" and change "Age" to 32 years", resulting in a new average salary of CHF 7,357.00.
Please note: The calculation for process specialists (BP) is intended as an example. As mentioned above, the salary depends on various factors and can vary considerably.
Kevin is 24 years old and works as an EFZ businessman in the process management department of a large animal feed manufacturing company in Winterthur. The process department takes care of the processes involved in the development, procurement and production of animal feed. Kevin really enjoys working on internal company matters and the close contact with other departments. His clean and meticulous way of working and his situational solution proposals are appreciated by everyone in the company. In order to expand his knowledge of ways to optimize work processes, work design, production planning and business management, Kevin is attending further training to become a process specialist. The professional examination will enable him to further improve operational processes in the future. Process specialists find new, technical and economically feasible solutions. They implement these in their day-to-day work with the departments concerned. Thanks to his federal certificate as a process specialist, Kevin was able to take over the management of a work team. He plans the use of equipment and machines for them. Kevin decides when which feedstuffs are to be produced by the team. Thanks to his recognized qualification as a process specialist, he has increased his value on the job market and also earns more.
Financial benefits of further training as a process specialist
As a process specialist, Kevin will receive CHF 1,077 more per month than before and will therefore have at least CHF 500,000 more at his disposal by the time he retires than if he had not undertaken 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 BP process specialists:
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(All figures as at November 2022)
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