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Where a watch and clock repairer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a watch and clock repairer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Watch and clock repairers maintain and repair wristwatches and clocks. They identify defects, change batteries, fit new straps, oil and replace damaged parts. They may also restore antique clocks.

Also known as time piece fixer, watch and clock restorer, watch and clock fixer, watch and clock repairman, chronometrist.

Craft and related trades workers 40 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: consumer electronics repair technician, 51%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from watch and clock repairer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a watch and clock repairer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

consumer electronics repair technician 51% covered · difficulty 50.3

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A watch and clock repairer needs 22 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

demagnetise watches working with machinery and specialised equipment
attach clock cases handling and moving
attach clock dials handling and moving
attach clock hands handling and moving
components of clocks engineering, manufacturing and construction
inspect clocks information skills
maintain clocks handling and moving
mechanical clocks engineering, manufacturing and construction
mount clock wheelwork handling and moving
use watchmaker's tools handling and moving

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a watch and clock repairer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

clock and watchmaker 52% covered · difficulty 53.1

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Watch and clock repairer is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a watch and clock repairer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.