Program Codes: 
10268,20820
Employment Percentage: 
20
SOC ID: 
51-2061
SOC Title: 
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
ONET ID: 
51-2093.00
ONET Concat ID: 
51209300
Median Salary: 
25534.8
Interest Area Term: 
Ed Level High School: 
93.660004
Ed Level Certificate: 
1.16
Ed Level Some College: 
1.02
Ed Level Associates: 
0
Ed Level Bachelors: 
0
Ed Level Masters: 
4.16
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
Description: 

Perform precision assembling, adjusting, or calibrating, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Assemble and install components of timepieces to complete mechanisms, using watchmakers' tools and loupes.</li><li>Observe operation of timepiece parts and subassemblies to determine accuracy of movement, and to diagnose causes of defects.</li><li>Test operation and fit of timepiece parts and subassemblies, using electronic testing equipment, tweezers, watchmakers' tools, and loupes.</li><li>Replace specified parts to repair malfunctioning timepieces, using watchmakers' tools, loupes, and holding fixtures.</li><li>Disassemble timepieces such as watches, clocks, and chronometers so that repairs can be made.</li><li>Clean and lubricate timepiece parts and assemblies, using solvents, buff sticks, and oil.</li><li>Examine components of timepieces such as watches, clocks, or chronometers for defects, using loupes or microscopes.</li><li>Bend parts, such as hairsprings, pallets, barrel covers, and bridges, to correct deficiencies in truing or endshake, using tweezers.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
24407.87
Top Annual Earnings: 
36941.86
Title Slug: 
timing-device-assembler-and-adjuster