Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 49-9064.00
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.
- US jobs
- 1,310
- Median wage
- $67,230 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of watch and clock repairers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 14%Maintain tools or equipmentNot measured
- 10%Test performance of equipment or systemsNot measured
- 7%Assemble equipment or componentsNot measured
- 7%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
- 7%Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 7%Repair tools or equipmentNot measured
- 7%Estimate project development or operational costsNot measured
- 6%Purchase goods or servicesNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Repair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools.
- Test timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments.
- Perform regular adjustment and maintenance on timepieces, watch cases, and watch bands.
- Order supplies, including replacement parts, for timing instruments.
- Gather information from customers about a timepiece's problems and its service history.
- Test and replace batteries and other electronic components.
Other job titles for this occupation (31)
Antique Clock Repairer · Clock Repair Technician · Clock Repairer · Watch and Clock Repairer · Watch Estimator · Watch Repair Person · Watch Repair Technician · Watch Repairer · Watch Technician (Watch Tech) · Antique Clocks Repairer · Auto Clocks Repairer · Caser · Chronometer Repairer · Clock Mechanic · Clocksmith · Crowner · Dial Printer · Electric Clock Mechanic · Horologist · Pallet Inspector · Pallet Repairer · Pallet Stone Inserter · Pallet Stone Positioner · Repair Technician · Screwhead Polisher · Time Clock Inspector · Time Clock Mechanic · Time Piece Repairer · Watch Caser · Watch Mechanic · Watchmaker