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.
- Tasks
- 15 tasks15 core
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-9064.00SOC 2018: 49-9064
What the work is made of
All 15 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.Core taskTask 14977Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 2. Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.Core taskTask 14984Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 3. Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.Core taskTask 14979Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 4. Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.Core taskTask 14978Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 5. Oil moving parts of timepieces.Core taskTask 14975Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 6. Estimate repair costs and timepiece values.Core taskTask 14982Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 7. Repair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools.Core taskTask 14976Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 8. Test timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments.Core taskTask 14980Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 9. Perform regular adjustment and maintenance on timepieces, watch cases, and watch bands.Core taskTask 14983Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 10. Order supplies, including replacement parts, for timing instruments.Core taskTask 21084Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 11. Gather information from customers about a timepiece's problems and its service history.Core taskTask 14986Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 12. Test and replace batteries and other electronic components.Core taskTask 14987Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 13. Record quantities and types of timepieces repaired, serial and model numbers of items, work performed, and charges for repairs.Core taskTask 14985Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 14. Demagnetize mechanisms, using demagnetizing machines.Core taskTask 14988Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 15. Fabricate parts for watches and clocks, using small lathes and other machines.Core taskTask 14981Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
Where this comes from
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 49-9064
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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