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Security industry
Switzerland
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Local job titles
Sicherheitsmitarbeiter/in
Sicherheitsagent/in · Mitarbeiter/in im Sicherheitsdienst
View sourceagent / agente de sécurité
agent de surveillance et d’intervention
View sourceagente di sicurezza
agente ausiliario di sicurezza
View sourceWhere you could work
The examples below come from individual sources; availability varies.
Uses Sicherheitsmitarbeiter and publishes region-specific guarding roles.
View sourceSeparates patrol, events, reception and control-room assignments using French titles.
View sourceItalian regional page describes employer-issued uniform, reception/patrol roles and language by work region; exact styling is not verified.
View sourceReviewed · Switzerland
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Before you apply
- 1
Choose the canton and duties. Use the local police or security authority's employee route.
- 2
Check eligibility and employer. Confirm the business authorisation, residence status and background-document requirements.
- 3
Complete training and permissions. Obtain the required employer training and any individual authorisation before working.
Local sources
Local role wording found
- securitas.ch
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Securitas: Jobs Zürich
Uses Sicherheitsmitarbeiter and publishes region-specific guarding roles.
- securitas.ch
View source · In English
Securitas: emplois Genève
Separates patrol, events, reception and control-room assignments using French titles.
- m3.ti.ch
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Ticino: diploma cantonale di agente ausiliario di sicurezza
Provides a canton-specific Italian qualification label; source age and current applicability need checking.
- ticino.unia.ch
View source · In English
Unia Ticino: employment selection
Uses agente di sicurezza in a Ticino employment context.
- securitas.ch
View source · In English
Securitas Lugano: local recruitment and FAQ
Italian regional page describes employer-issued uniform, reception/patrol roles and language by work region; exact styling is not verified.
- zh.ch
View source · In English
Cantonal police or security authority
Authority or public information source already recorded in the country guide. Consult the guide for the precise scope of its route.
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