Also called: Horologist
Repairs and restores watches and clocks, working with tiny gears and springs.
Under a magnifying loupe, he takes apart a mechanical watch with more than 100 parts, cleans each one, replaces a worn spring and tests the timing.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Watchmaking school (often 2 years, sometimes brand-sponsored) or apprenticeship.
Ways in: Trade school, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Watchmaking (trade school).
Growing slowly.
Low risk for 10 years. Repairing tiny gears and springs by hand is a rare skill with more openings than trained people.
Classes: Physics, Shop CTE, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9064.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.