Also called: Clock Restorer, Horologist (Clocks)
Repairs and restores antique grandfather clocks, cuckoo clocks and tower clocks.
You take apart a 150-year-old grandfather clock movement, clean every gear, make a new tooth for a broken wheel, and reassemble it. Some days you climb into a courthouse tower to fix a clock that has been stopped for years.
Estimated from BLS watch and clock repairers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 2 years after high school. Apprenticeship or horology courses (AWCI).
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Self-taught, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Horology.
Shrinking. Small niche with few young people entering.
Low risk for 10 years. Restoring antique clocks with tiny gears and springs is hand craft; buyers seek out the few experts.
Classes: Physics, Art, Machine shop.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9064.
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