Occupations/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.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
66%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
24%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
34%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.
- Mostly routine
Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.
- Task
Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.
- 02Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.
- 03Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
- 04Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.
- 05Oil moving parts of timepieces.
- 06Estimate repair costs and timepiece values.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.52
- Degree of automation1.05
- Time sitting4.68
- Originality (ability)2.62
- Conflict situations1.86
- Hands-on objects/tools5.00
- Outdoors / weather1.00
- Disease exposure1.03
- Decision freedom4.61
Top abilities
- Finger Dexterity4.12
- Near Vision4.00
- Control Precision4.00
- Arm-Hand Steadiness4.00
- Manual Dexterity3.50
- Information Ordering3.38
- Visualization3.25
- Problem Sensitivity3.25
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension2.88
- Active Listening3.00
- Writing2.25
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics2.00
- Science1.75
- Critical Thinking3.12
- Active Learning2.25
- Learning Strategies2.00
- Monitoring2.62
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
9 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN · Public | Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking 47.0408 | $14,200 | 72% | 73% | 1 yr $28,960 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 47.04 |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking 47.0408 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Associate · CIP 47.04 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking 47.0408 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking 47.0408 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking 47.0408 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking 47.0408 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Public | Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking 47.0408 | $6,300 | 100% | 48% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Lake Superior College Duluth, MN · Public | Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking 47.0408 | $5,900 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Public | Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking 47.0408 | $4,200 | 100% | 22% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |