Because sometimes you just need a change in your life.

Brave steps.

Let our employees motivate you to take a brave step in a new professional direction. They would like to embolden anyone who is thinking about a change of career. Find out more about their exciting career change stories.

Engine driving.

Tobias – from specialist assistant to engine driver.

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Engine driving.

Karin – from retail to the passenger attendance team and now on the way to becoming an engine driver.

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Engine driving.

Cornelia – from pastry seller to engine driver.

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Manual careers.

Pivi – from automation engineer to trainer in automotive engineering and maintenance technician.

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Manual careers.

Leon – from multimedia electronics specialist for SMEs to job planning specialist.

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Office.

Mary – from specialised baccalaureate in social work to passenger attendance to project manager in communication.

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Office.

Angelika – from professional reorientation just before retirement to project manager and communications assistant.

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Rail traffic control.

William – from a degree in music to a rail traffic controller orchestrating rail transport.

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Passenger attendance.

Tobias – from hotel industry to head passenger attendant.

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Customer advice.

Anik – from nursing and support to a customer consultant at the Call Center Handicap.

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Career-changers.

Already have a professional qualification and ready for a change of career? There are numerous opportunities for paid secondary training available to you.

  1. Rail Traffic Controller.

    Take on responsibility for something important: Your alertness ensures the smooth operation of thousands of trains throughout Switzerland.

  2. Passenger Attendant.

    Every day, thousands of people use SBB to travel to work, on holiday or to visit their family. It is important to us that each and every one of them feels comfortable while they are with us.

  3. Engine Driver.

    Achieve big things and assume great responsibility for our customers. Your working day will be as varied as the trains you operate.

  4. Cargo engine driver.

    As an active member of staff on the locomotive, in the station throat and in production, you can expect an interesting, varied and constantly challenging job.

Career-changers - other professions.

Start your secondary training in one of the many varied professions available in the rail industry and make use of your reliability and your pleasure in dealing with people to keep Switzerland and the Swiss economy on the move. 

  1. Operational planning specialist.

    To ensure our customers can make safe and punctual journeys, you need to plan the scheduling of our staff shifts and vehicle resources. And you can achieve great things.

  2. Transport police officer.

    Through your work you will be helping to make public areas, such as train stations and means of transport and major events a great deal safer and ensure everything runs smoothly.

  3. Shunting crew member.

    Get Switzerland rolling. As a shunting specialist, you plan and carry out complex shunting manoeuvres with trains.

  4. Customer consultant.

    You provide significant support to customers every day. As a customer consultant, you convince customers to buy our products with excellent advisory skills and an excellent service. 

  5. Safety Officer.

    Safety when work is taking place on the track area is your top priority. You maintain an overview and work with your team to ensure that rail operations are always guaranteed.

  6. Engine driver for work trains.

    Take on major responsibility and act as an important link for supplying and shunting construction materials in the station throat.

Change your career – with these SBB jobs.

At SBB, you will find exciting jobs suitable for career-changers. Climb aboard and get Switzerland moving with us.

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Do you have any questions?

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Sourcing, Recruiting & Talents Team

Tel.: +41 51 220 20 29

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