Vocational Programs for Watch and Clock Repairers Career

The role of Watch and Clock Repairers is to repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks. Includes watchmakers, watch technicians, and mechanical timepiece repairers..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $56,140 and $27 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Watch and Clock Repairers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 1,880 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Watch and Clock Repairers is $28,875. The average length of the programs is 63 hours and the average completion time is 14.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Watch and Clock Repairers Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Watch and Clock Repairers. Total 6 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Watch and Clock Repairers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking	6	$28,875	$4,031	63 Hours	14.00 Months

Related Occupations to Watch and Clock Repairers Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Watch and Clock Repairers.

Related Occupations toWatch and Clock Repairers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	16,010	$52,550	$25
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	2,540	$58,870	$28
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	6,170	$46,250	$22
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	36,100	$45,840	$22
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	11,900	$46,020	$22
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters	400	$52,840	$25
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9,170	$47,350	$23
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,260	$44,450	$21
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	19,560	$48,850	$23
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13,990	$50,020	$24
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	128K	$43,990	$21
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	6,660	$48,520	$23
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	23,550	$37,100	$18
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	52,720	$44,700	$21
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	24,060	$52,000	$25
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	96,460	$48,910	$24

Schools offering vocational programs for Watch and Clock Repairers

The following 5 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Watch and Clock Repairers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.