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Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters in Michigan

Want to work as a Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters in Michigan? Here’s what you need to know. Perform precision assembling or adjusting, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components. Watchmakers are included in “Watch and Clock Repairers” (49-9064).

What do Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters Make in Michigan?

For a timing device assemblers and adjusters working in Michigan, wages run about $27,850 per year (or roughly $13.39/hour).Annual wages span from $25,930 at the 10th percentile to $43,920 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$25,930	$12.46
25th percentile	$26,250	$12.62
Median (50th)	$27,850	$13.39
75th percentile	$27,900	$13.41
90th percentile	$43,920	$21.11

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, timing device assemblers and adjusters earn a median of $49,151 per year ($23.63/hour), below the Michigan median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 544,108 timing device assemblers and adjusters across the United States.

Highest-Paying States for Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

The highest-paying states for timing device assemblers and adjusters.

State	Annual Median Salary
Michigan	$27,850

Skills

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Knowledge Areas

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Abilities

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Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• 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.
• Clean and lubricate timepiece parts and assemblies, using solvents, buff sticks, and oil.
• Examine components of timepieces such as watches, clocks, or chronometers for defects, using loupes or microscopes.
• Bend parts, such as hairsprings, pallets, barrel covers, and bridges, to correct deficiencies in truing or endshake, using tweezers.
• Change timing weights on balance wheels to correct deficient timing.
• Adjust sizes or positioning of timepiece parts to achieve specified fit or function, using calipers, fixtures, and loupes.
• Mount hairsprings and balance wheel assemblies between jaws of truing calipers.
• Estimate spaces between collets and first inner coils to determine if spaces are within acceptable limits.

Work Activities

• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Getting Information
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Thinking Creatively
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Analyzing Data or Information

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Microsoft Office software

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Related college programs include:

• Precision Systems Maintenance

Related Careers

Careers similar to timing device assemblers and adjusters include:

• Calibration Technologists and Technicians
• Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
• Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
• Industrial Machinery Mechanics
• Watch and Clock Repairers
• Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Also Known As

Adjuster, Assembler, Balance and Hairspring Assembler, Banking Pin Adjuster, Barrel Assembler, Barrel Bridge Assembler, Barrel Endshake Adjuster, Calibration Specialist, Calibrationist, Calibrator, Chronometer Adjuster, Chronometer Assembler, Chronometer Assembler and Adjuster, Chronometer Balance and Hairspring Assembler, Clock and Watch Assembler.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 51-2061.00