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Also called adjuster, banking pin adjuster, barrel endshake adjuster and chronometer adjuster.
$62,620
Median pay a year
250
People do this work
6
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Timing Device Assembler and Adjuster
Summary
Timing device assembler and adjuster performing precision assembly and repair of timepieces, using watchmakers' tools and electronic testing equipment to ensure accuracy and functionality
Experience
Timing Device Assembler and Adjuster
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Assembled and installed components of timepieces using watchmakers' tools and loupes
Observed operation of timepiece parts to check accuracy and find defects
Tested operation and fit of timepiece parts using electronic testing equipment and watchmakers' tools
Replaced parts to repair malfunctioning timepieces with watchmakers' tools and loupes
Disassembled timepieces like watches and clocks for repairs
Cleaned and lubricated timepiece parts using solvents and buff sticks
Examined components of timepieces for defects using loupes or microscopes
Skills
Core Skills
Repairing precision devices, Aligning workpieces, Reshaping small metal components, Reviewing blueprints and instructions, Calculating equipment, Cleaning workpieces or products, Assembling metal and plastic parts, Disassembling equipment for repair, Inspecting timing devices
Technical Skills
Applying lubricants or coolants
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Assembled parts of timepiecesObserved timepiece parts for accuracyTested timepiece parts with toolsReplaced parts to fix timepiecesDisassembled watches and clocksCleaned and oiled timepiece parts
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Assembled components of timepieces, ensuring proper fit and function of each part
Tested timepiece parts using specialized tools to verify accuracy and performance
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Assembled several components of timepieces each shift, ensuring proper fit and function of each part
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Several each shiftMost of the timepiecesA few dozen daily
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Tested timepiece parts using specialized tools to verify accuracy and performance
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Fewer defects in final productsSmoother operation of timepiecesIncreased customer satisfaction
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Inspecting timing devices
Repairing precision devices
Aligning workpieces
Reshaping small metal components
Reviewing blueprints and instructions
Calculating equipment
Cleaning workpieces or products
Assembling metal and plastic parts
Disassembling equipment for repair
Applying lubricants or coolants
The work itself
What a Timing Device Assembler and Adjuster does
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Perform precision assembling or adjusting, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components.
What it pays
How much does a Timing Device Assembler and Adjuster make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$29,040
Median
$62,620
75th percentile
$72,740
About 250 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.