Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters Career, Salary and Skills
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $62,620 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 250. Wage data is published for 1 locations.
Occupation description
Perform precision assembling or adjusting, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components.
O*NET code
51-2061.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$62,620
Hourly median
$30.11
Employment
250
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Repairing | 3.38 | 3.12 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.25 | 2.62 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.25 | 2.75 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.00 | 2.50 |
| Critical Thinking | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Monitoring | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Active Listening | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 2.75 | 2.38 |
| Speaking | 2.75 | 2.62 |
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Assemble and install components of timepieces to complete mechanisms, using watchmakers' tools and loupes.
Technology
- At Your Service Software At Your Service Repair
- Inventory control software
- Maplesoft Maple
- Microsoft Office software
- Retail sales software
- Web browser software
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters Salary in PAMedian $71,770 · Employment —
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.