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Watch and Clock Repairers
Repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks. Includes watchmakers, watch technicians, and mechanical timepiece repairers.
Other titles employers use
Antique Clock Repairer · Clock Repair Technician · Clock Repairer · Watch and Clock Repairer · Watch Estimator · Watch Repair Person · Watch Repair Technician · Watch Repairer
Inside the work
What you would actually do.
6 responsibilities that define the role, before job titles and workplaces change the details.
- 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.
- Estimate repair costs and timepiece values.
Who it suits
Would this work hold your attention?
This career often appeals to people drawn to practical and organizing work.
- Practical
- Building, repairing, using tools, or working outdoors
- Organizing
- Creating order, checking details, and keeping work accurate
Skills and strengths
What you would get good at.
Compare the skills the work relies on, the subjects behind it, and the abilities that make it easier to learn.
Core skills
- Repairing
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Equipment Maintenance
Subjects to know
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- Mechanical
- Administrative
- Engineering and Technology
Useful strengths
- Finger Dexterity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Control Precision
- Near Vision
- Manual Dexterity
Working day
Picture yourself doing it.
These measures show how much of the day involves people, movement, conversation, and hands-on work.
| Measure | Out of 5 | What that means here |
|---|---|---|
| Close to other people | 3.6 | Shared rooms, but not shoulder to shoulder |
| On your feet | 2.2 | Mostly seated |
| Talking face to face | 4.3 | A regular part of the day |
| Working with your hands | 5.0 | Handling tools, instruments or materials |
Preparation
How people prepare for this work.
Employers usually ask for a high school diploma. Other routes may also lead into the field.
- A certificate or some college 53%
- High school or less 24%
- A two-year degree 21%
- A master's degree 2%
Tools of the work
Technology you may use.
- Accounting software
- Spreadsheet software
- Office suite software
- Word processing software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Project management software
- Electronic mail software
- Data base user interface and query software
Opportunity near you
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Choose a state to compare the size of the field, annual openings, and expected hiring change.
- People doing this work
- 230
- Job openings each year
- 20
- Expected hiring change, 2022–2032
- −23.3%
Compare every available state
| State | People doing it | Job openings each year | Expected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 230 | 20 | −23.3% |
| Ohio | 110 | 10 | −31.3% |
| Colorado | 80 | 10 | −20.0% |
| Indiana | 30 | 0 | −40.0% |
| Nebraska | 10 | 0 | — |
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