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Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$40,790	0	-16.3%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

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National

State

City

State

City

$40,790

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

-16.3%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

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

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

Detailed Work Activities

Assemble metal or plastic parts or products.
Inspect timing devices.
Inspect timing devices.
Repair precision devices or workpieces.
Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
Clean workpieces or finished products.
Apply lubricants or coolants to workpieces.
Inspect timing devices.
Reshape small metal components for precision assembly.
Repair precision devices or workpieces.
Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
Reshape small metal components for precision assembly.
Inspect timing devices.
Inspect timing devices.
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
Repair precision devices or workpieces.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

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.
Bend inner coils of springs away from or toward collets, using tweezers, to locate centers of collets in centers of springs, and to correct errors resulting from faulty colleting of coils.
Turn wheels of calipers and examine springs, using loupes, to determine if center coils appear as perfect circles.
Examine and adjust hairspring assemblies to ensure horizontal and circular alignment of hairsprings, using calipers, loupes, and watchmakers' tools.
Review blueprints, sketches, or work orders to gather information about tasks to be completed.
Tighten or replace loose jewels, using watchmakers' tools.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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