Skilled Trades
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Perform precision assembling or adjusting, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components.
Median salary (BLS)
$62,620
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$28k – $78k
Job outlook
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Entry / Junior
$27,880
~2 yrs to advance
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Established
$62,620
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Senior
$70,445
Key skills
A typical day
- •Assemble and install components of timepieces to complete mechanisms, using watchmakers' tools and loupes.
- •Observe operation of timepiece parts and subassemblies to determine accuracy of movement, and to diagnose causes of defects.
- •Test operation and fit of timepiece parts and subassemblies, using electronic testing equipment, tweezers, watchmakers' tools, and loupes.
- •Replace specified parts to repair malfunctioning timepieces, using watchmakers' tools, loupes, and holding fixtures.
- •Disassemble timepieces such as watches, clocks, and chronometers so that repairs can be made.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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