Crossing the border can double your salary.
More than 6,000 vacant jobs and, within five years, nearly 16,000 recruitments will have to be made. A country that is the dream of many workers, both because of its framework and its particularly attractive remuneration, Switzerland is nonetheless faced with a shortage of a certain number of professionals, particularly in key sectors. Like its neighboring states, it struggles to hire. An opportunity to earn a better living for many French people, while 215,000 French people already cross the border several times a week to go to work.
It must be said that on the other side of the Alps, the appeal of a much higher salary is attractive. From single to double, for the same profession, while it is in tension in both countries, that is to say that the job offers are more numerous than the number of professionals. A phenomenon particularly observed in a very popular sector and whose labor prospects tend to decrease in the five years to come.
According to a study carried out by X28, a Swiss company which analyzes the labor market, 25 professions are particularly sought after in the country, including six which have more than 3,000 job offers to be filled. Among which, one who is paid double compared to France, with the same qualifications: that of nurse. Figures from X28 show that nearly 6,400 people are needed in this field and, according to a group of Swiss associations, federations, NGOs and unions, the country will need 15,900 additional nurses by 2029.
A boon for workers in border countries, particularly France? Possible. In terms of salary, Jobup, mainly a Swiss job search platform, has a median salary of more than €65,000 net per year, or around 5,500 euros. Naturally, even higher proposals exist. A dizzying remuneration compared to those practiced in France where professionals in the sector only receive a salary of around 2000/2500 euros net per month, or between 24,000 and 30,000 euros annually. This is a question of employment in a public hospital or a private structure, the liberal allowing you to receive a much higher pay.
While the opportunity may be tempting for many French people, it will undeniably lead to a communicating vessel effect. “Recruitment by Switzerland from abroad is a negative point for the countries from which the workers come, because they in turn lose qualified personnel,” pointed out Mathieu Grobéty, director of Créa, the institute of applied economics of Switzerland. HEC Lausanne, with Blickwhile conceding that “Switzerland nevertheless remains very attractive in terms of quality of life and salary conditions.”
While reading this data can obviously encourage people to look for work on the other side of the Alps, there are many financial elements to take into account, notably the level of daily expenses. For example, an estimate made by the Swiss Crédit Agricole shows that a person earning around 5,000 euros net per month will have approximately 4,000 to 4,500 euros in monthly expenses (housing, insurance, taxes, transport, food, etc.). Enough to still put aside a little nest egg.