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schemaVersion = "role.v1"
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socCode = "49-9064.00"
title = "Watch and Clock Repairers"
summary = "Repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks. Includes watchmakers, watch technicians, and mechanical timepiece repairers."
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jobZoneName = "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed"
education = "Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree."
experience = "Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job."
svpRange = "(6.0 to < 7.0)"

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label = "High School Diploma"
percentage = 22.37

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label = "Some College Courses"
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label = "Post-Baccalaureate Certificate"
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label = "Less than a High School Diploma"
percentage = 1.22

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category = "High school diploma or equivalent"
slug = "high-school-diploma-or-equivalent"

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meanWage = 62450
pct10Wage = 39920
pct25Wage = 46530
pct75Wage = 77340
pct90Wage = 92570
employment = 1300
areaTitle = "U.S."

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naics = "44-45"
slug = "44-45"
title = "Retail Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 750
medianWage = 63340
lq = 5.7

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naics = "81"
slug = "81"
title = "Other Services (except Public Administration)"
level = "Sector"
employment = 190
medianWage = 49720
lq = 5.09

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naics = "31-33"
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title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 90
medianWage = 45070

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naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
level = "Sector"
medianWage = 61430

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naics = "44-45"
slug = "44-45"
title = "Retail Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 750
lq = 5.7

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naics = "81"
slug = "81"
title = "Other Services (except Public Administration)"
level = "Sector"
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lq = 5.09

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teleworkable = false
usageTasks = []

[aiOutlook.index]
value = 32
percentile = 30
band = "Low"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 43
source = "felten_aioe"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 30
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 22
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

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source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.99
percentile = 99
band = "High"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

[aiOutlook.eloundou]
alpha = 0.13333333333333333
beta = 0.19999999999999998
gamma = 0.26666666666666666

[aiOutlook.bls]
growthPercent = -1.1
growthPercentile = 22
direction = "Declining"
annualOpeningsThousands = 0.1
annualOpeningsPercentile = 1
employment2024Thousands = 1.4
employment2034Thousands = 1.4

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source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = -0.2123996
percentile = 43
band = "Moderate"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

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source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.26666666666666666
percentile = 30
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.07974221083595878
percentile = 22
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

[counts]
tasks = 15
skills = 35
capabilities = 120
tools = 10
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
generatedAt = "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00"
contentHash = "46f7f1daa1ae7f8b"

[[tasks]]
text = "Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.1.c"

[[tasks]]
text = "Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.i"

[[tasks]]
text = "Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.d"

[[tasks]]
text = "Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.1.b.2.g"

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text = "Oil moving parts of timepieces."
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iwa = "4.A.1.b.3.b"

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text = "Repair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools."
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[[tasks]]
text = "Test timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments."
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[[tasks]]
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type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.b.5.a"

[[tasks]]
text = "Order supplies, including replacement parts, for timing instruments."
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[[tasks]]
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type = "Core"
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[[activities]]
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iwa = "4.A.1.b.2.l"

[[activities]]
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[[activities]]
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[[activities]]
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[[capabilities]]
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[[capabilities]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
name = "Physics"
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
name = "Systems Analysis"
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[[skills]]
name = "Learning Strategies"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
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type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Chemistry"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Psychology"
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[[skills]]
name = "Geography"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Installation"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Telecommunications"
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[[skills]]
name = "Foreign Language"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Biology"
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[[skills]]
name = "Project Management Software"
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[[skills]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[workContext]]
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title = "Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-51-4033-00"
title = "Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic"
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slug = "role-51-9022-00"
title = "Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand"
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title = "Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers"
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title = "Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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tier = "Primary-Long"

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title = "Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-49-9061-00"
title = "Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-49-9063-00"
title = "Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-51-4034-00"
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tier = "Supplemental"

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slug = "advanced-manufacturing"

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title = "Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians"
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[[aiSignals]]
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score = 0.99
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release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

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