49-9064.00Apprenticeship

Watch & Clock Repairers

Repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks. Includes watchmakers, watch technicians, and mechanical timepiece repairers.

Career Cluster:Advanced Manufacturing
Job Family:Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Job Zone:Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Industry:Retail Trade
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Technology Tools

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Key Tasks

  • 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.
  • Record quantities and types of timepieces repaired, serial and model numbers of items, work performed, and charges for repairs.
  • Demagnetize mechanisms, using demagnetizing machines.
  • Fabricate parts for watches and clocks, using small lathes and other machines.

Skills

Repairing
72%
Operations Monitoring
53%
Critical Thinking
53%
Troubleshooting
50%
Speaking
50%
Active Listening
50%
Quality Control Analysis
50%
Equipment Maintenance
50%
Judgment and Decision Making
50%
Reading Comprehension
47%
Complex Problem Solving
47%
Operation and Control
44%
Social Perceptiveness
44%
Service Orientation
44%
Equipment Selection
41%
Monitoring
41%
Time Management
35%
Management of Material Resources
31%
Active Learning
31%
Writing
31%
Negotiation
31%
Coordination
31%
Persuasion
28%
Management of Financial Resources
28%
Systems Evaluation
28%
Instructing
25%
Mathematics
25%
Operations Analysis
25%
Systems Analysis
25%
Management of Personnel Resources
25%
Learning Strategies
25%
Technology Design
22%
Science
19%
Installation
13%
Programming
0%

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
81%
Administration and Management
67%
Mechanical
64%
Administrative
52%
Engineering and Technology
51%
Production and Processing
51%
English Language
49%
Sales and Marketing
45%
Education and Training
44%
Economics and Accounting
42%
Computers and Electronics
40%
Design
37%
Mathematics
36%
Personnel and Human Resources
33%
Physics
32%
Law and Government
25%
Public Safety and Security
19%
Communications and Media
18%
Psychology
18%
Chemistry
18%
History and Archeology
16%
Philosophy and Theology
15%
Transportation
15%
Geography
13%
Building and Construction
12%
Telecommunications
12%
Foreign Language
11%
Sociology and Anthropology
9%
Fine Arts
6%
Medicine and Dentistry
2%
Therapy and Counseling
2%
Food Production
0%
Biology
0%

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Abilities

Finger Dexterity
78%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
75%
Near Vision
75%
Control Precision
75%
Manual Dexterity
63%
Information Ordering
60%
Visualization
56%
Problem Sensitivity
56%
Category Flexibility
53%
Oral Expression
50%
Oral Comprehension
50%
Written Comprehension
50%
Selective Attention
50%
Far Vision
47%
Deductive Reasoning
47%
Inductive Reasoning
47%
Speech Clarity
47%
Speech Recognition
44%
Fluency of Ideas
44%
Flexibility of Closure
44%
Perceptual Speed
44%
Visual Color Discrimination
41%
Originality
41%
Written Expression
38%
Depth Perception
38%
Multilimb Coordination
38%
Hearing Sensitivity
35%
Time Sharing
31%
Memorization
28%
Auditory Attention
25%
Reaction Time
25%
Mathematical Reasoning
25%
Wrist-Finger Speed
25%
Speed of Closure
25%
Rate Control
25%
Number Facility
25%
Trunk Strength
22%
Static Strength
19%
Response Orientation
19%
Extent Flexibility
10%
Dynamic Strength
6%
Explosive Strength
3%
Night Vision
0%
Sound Localization
0%
Stamina
0%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Spatial Orientation
0%
Speed of Limb Movement
0%
Gross Body Equilibrium
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%
Gross Body Coordination
0%

Work Activities

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
83%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
78%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
77%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
74%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
74%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
73%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
73%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
69%
Analyzing Data or Information
68%
Getting Information
67%
Controlling Machines and Processes
65%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
61%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
61%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
59%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
58%
Thinking Creatively
55%
Handling and Moving Objects
54%
Scheduling Work and Activities
50%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
50%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
50%
Selling or Influencing Others
49%
Documenting/Recording Information
47%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
46%
Processing Information
46%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
45%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
45%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
39%
Performing Administrative Activities
38%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
37%
Assisting and Caring for Others
30%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
30%
Performing General Physical Activities
29%
Working with Computers
28%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
27%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
26%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
19%
Training and Teaching Others
19%
Coaching and Developing Others
18%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
14%
Developing and Building Teams
10%
Staffing Organizational Units
1%

Work Context

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

100%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

100%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

97%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

92%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

92%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

90%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

84%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

79%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

70%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

68%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

67%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

66%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

63%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

58%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

57%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

55%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

54%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

52%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

47%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

43%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

39%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

38%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

37%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

34%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

33%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

31%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

31%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

31%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

28%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

27%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

24%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

23%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

22%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

22%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

17%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

13%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

10%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

9%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

7%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

6%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

4%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

4%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

4%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

3%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

1%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

1%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

1%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

0%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

0%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

0%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

0%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

0%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

0%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

0%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

0%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

0%

Education

Post-secondary certificate

0%

High school diploma or equivalent

0%

Associate's degree

0%

Interests

Realistic

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91

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

60

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

16

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

8

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

5

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

4

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
100%
Cautiousness
80%
Dependability
77%
Integrity
48%
Perseverance
47%
Achievement Orientation
42%
Intellectual Curiosity
34%
Self-Control
27%
Self-Confidence
24%
Sincerity
21%
Stress Tolerance
21%
Innovation
12%
Initiative
10%
Adaptability
9%
Cooperation
7%

Work Values

Independence
45%
Achievement
33%
Relationships
33%
Support
33%
Working Conditions
33%
Recognition
22%

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