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CAREER
Watch and Clock Repairers
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$45,290
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
-32.3% (decline)
Most Common Level of Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Career
What Watch and Clock Repairers Do
Repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks. Includes watchmakers, watch technicians, and mechanical timepiece repairers.
Other Job Titles Watch and Clock Repairers May Have
Antique Clock Repairer, Clock Repair Technician, Clock Repairer, Watch Estimator, Watch Repair Person, Watch Repair Technician, Watch Repairer, Watch Technician (Watch Tech), Watch and Clock Repairer
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.
- Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.
- Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
- Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.
- Oil moving parts of timepieces.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Watch and Clock Repairers
Most common level of education among people in
this career: High school diploma or equivalent (27%)
High school diploma or equivalent
Some college, no degree
Associate's degree
Other*
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
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