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Key facts
−0.3%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −0.3% (BLS).
The job
Services, repairs and sometimes makes watches and clocks, including their movements.
79 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- assembler of optical instruments
- binocular repairer
- binoculars repairer
- chronometrist
- clock and watchmaker
- clock maker
- clockmaker
- electronic clockmaker
- electronic watchmaker
- fabricator of optical equipment
- fabricator of optical instruments
- gauge assembler
- gauge calibrator
- gauge tester
- maker of clocks
- maker of watchers
- mechanical clockmaker
- mechanical watchmaker
- medical instrument assembler
- medical instrument design technician
- medical instrument designer
- medical instrument repairer
- medical instrument technician
- meter assembler
- meter calibrator
- meter tester
- micrometer assembler
- micrometer calibrator
- micrometer tester
- ophthalmic instrument repairer
- ophthalmic instruments repairer
- optical assembly technician
- optical equipment assembler
- optical equipment fabricator
- optical equipment technician
- optical instrument assembler
- optical instrument assembly practitioner
- optical instrument engineer
- optical instrument repairer
- optical instrument servicer
- optical instrument technician
- optical instrument worker
- optical instruments engineer
- optical instruments repairer
- optical instruments servicer
- optical instruments technician
- optical instruments worker
- orthopaedic appliance maker
- practitioner of optical instrument assembly
- precision instrument assembler
- precision instrument calibrator
- precision instrument craftsman
- precision instrument craftsperson
- precision instrument craftswoman
- precision instrument maker
- precision instrument tester
- surgical device assembler
- surgical device design technician
- surgical device designer
- surgical device repairer
- surgical device technician
- surgical instrument assembler
- surgical instrument design technician
- surgical instrument designer
- surgical instrument maker
- surgical instrument repairer
- surgical instrument technician
- telescope repairer
- telescopes repairer
- thermostat assembler
- thermostat calibrator
- thermostat tester
- time piece fixer
- watch and clock fixer
- watch and clock repairer
- watch and clock repairman
- watch and clock restorer
- watch maker
- watchmaker
Training
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Gauges
Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Watch and clock repairers)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $67,230
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.