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Watch and Clock Repairers in Georgia

Want to work as a Watch and Clock Repairers in Georgia? Below are the key facts. Repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks. Includes watchmakers, watch technicians, and mechanical timepiece repairers. Excludes "Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters” (51-2061).

What do Watch and Clock Repairers Make in Georgia?

For a watch and clock repairers working in Georgia, wages run about $36,260 per year (or about $17.43/hour).Annual wages span from $32,100 at the 10th percentile to $83,660 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$32,100	$15.43
25th percentile	$34,210	$16.45
Median (50th)	$36,260	$17.43
75th percentile	$83,660	$40.22
90th percentile	$83,660	$40.22

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Georgia relative to the national average — is 0.90.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, watch and clock repairers earn a median of $56,376 per year ($27.10/hour), below the Georgia median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 386,566 watch and clock repairers nationwide. In Georgia alone, approximately 40 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 50 watch and clock repairers.

Top States for Watch and Clock Repairers Employment

These states have the highest employment of watch and clock repairers work.

State	Number Employed
Texas	130
Illinois	80
Pennsylvania	80
Maryland	50
Colorado	40
Georgia	40
Mississippi	30

Highest-Paying States for Watch and Clock Repairers

The highest-paying states for watch and clock repairers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Texas	$84,740
Colorado	$81,680
New York	$77,020
Mississippi	$70,220
Florida	$63,970
Massachusetts	$61,520
Pennsylvania	$58,320
California	$54,490
Illinois	$52,400
Maryland	$51,110

Skills

The most important watch and clock repairers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for watch and clock repairers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, watch and clock repairers typically:

• 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.

Work Activities

• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Analyzing Data or Information
• Getting Information
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Intuit QuickBooks

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Related college programs include:

• Precision Systems Maintenance

Related Careers

Careers similar to watch and clock repairers include:

• Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
• Industrial Machinery Mechanics
• Maintenance Workers, Machinery
• Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
• Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
• Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

Also Known As

Antique Clock Repairer, Antique Clocks Repairer, Auto Clocks Repairer, Caser, Chronometer Repairer, Clock Mechanic, Clock Repair Technician, Clock Repairer, Clocksmith, Crowner, Dial Printer, Electric Clock Mechanic, Horologist, Pallet Inspector, Pallet Repairer.

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: 49-9064.00