Occupation Atlasclock and watchmaker
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/11eb55d3-4dbe-45c5-a6ce-f04ae843c938
clock and watchmaker
Clock and watchmakers make mechanical or electronic clocks and watches. They use precision hand tools or automated machinery to assemble the timing devices. Clock and watchmakers may also repair clocks or watches. They can work in workshops or in factories.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.54
- C Conventional4.44
- I Investigative1.98
- S Social1.41
- A Artistic1.34
- E Enterprising1.13
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Watch and Clock Repairers (49-9064.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (15)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- attach clock cases
- attach clock dials
- attach clock hands
- attach power cords to electric module
- components of clocks
- inspect clocks
- inspect quality of products
- mount clock wheelwork
- oversee quality control
- perform product testing
- repair clocks
- time-display methods
- use watchmaker's tools
- watches and jewellery products
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (39)
- advise customers on clocks
- advise customers on jewellery and watches
- apply precision metalworking techniques
- apply restoration techniques
- assemble electrical components
- attach clockwork
- attach pendulums
- change watch battery
- characteristics of precious metals
- communicate with customers
- conservation techniques
- design clocks
- develop product design
- develop production line
- electric clocks
- electronics
- engrave patterns
- estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance
- estimate value of clocks
- estimate value of used jewellery and watches
- maintain clocks
- maintain jewels and watches
- mechanical clocks
- micromechanics
- monitor machine operations
- operate engraving equipment
- operate metal polishing equipment
- operate precision machinery
- operate precision measuring equipment
- perform resource planning
- precision mechanics
- read standard blueprints
- repair electronic components
- sell clocks
- timing devices
- types of watches
- use CAD software
- use precision tools
- use specialised tools in electric repairs
O*NET equivalents
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