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Watch and Clock Repairers Salary in VA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Watch and Clock Repairers in VA have a median annual salary of $80,410. Recorded earnings range from $41,180 at the 10th percentile to $96,160 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$80,410

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$38.66

Employment

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Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$41,180
10th
$42,630
25th
$80,410
Median
$82,470
75th
$96,160
90th

Local compared with national

VA

$80,410

Median annual · 2025

United States

$67,230

Median annual · 2025

The VA median is 19.6% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $13,180).

Top skills

  1. 1.RepairingImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  3. 3.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  5. 5.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.0
  7. 7.TroubleshootingImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • GrenSoft WorkTracer
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Sage Software Sage50
  • SAP software
  • Upland Consulting Group Repair Traq
  • WatchWare Repair Shop

Common tasks

  • Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.
  • Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.
  • Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
  • Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.
  • Oil moving parts of timepieces.
  • Estimate repair costs and timepiece values.
  • Repair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools.
  • Test timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments.
  • Perform regular adjustment and maintenance on timepieces, watch cases, and watch bands.
  • Order supplies, including replacement parts, for timing instruments.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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