Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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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.

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

consumer electronics repair t… 51% covered household appliances repair t… 44% covered jewellery repairer 44% covered bicycle mechanic 42% covered office equipment repair techn… 41% covered watch and clock repairer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from watch and clock repairer. 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.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a watch and clock repairer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.