Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

Median salary

$62,620

Average salary

$56,720

Employment

250

Projected growth

17.5% decline

Annual openings

Typical entry education

High school diploma or equivalent

What Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters Do

Perform precision assembling or adjusting, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Self-employed: Not available

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 2 of 5

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed

Experience: Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
Education: Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Job training: Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Mechanicalimportance 3.6/5
Mathematicsimportance 3.0/5
Production and Processingimportance 2.8/5
Engineering and Technologyimportance 2.7/5
Education and Trainingimportance 2.6/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 2.4/5
Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.3/5
Administration and Managementimportance 2.0/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6/5
Freedom to Make Decisions4.3/5
Contact With Others4.2/5
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.1/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.0/5
Frequency of Decision Making3.9/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

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Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers94% skill match
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians93% skill match
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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers92% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Repairingimportance 3.4/5
Troubleshootingimportance 3.3/5
Quality Control Analysisimportance 3.3/5
Operations Monitoringimportance 3.0/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.8/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.8/5
Operation and Controlimportance 2.8/5
Equipment Maintenanceimportance 2.8/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Microsoft Office software

Other Software Used

At Your Service Software At Your Service Repair
Inventory control software
Maplesoft Maple
Retail sales software
Web browser software

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Attention to Detail
Cautiousness
Dependability
Perseverance
Achievement Orientation
Integrity
Intellectual Curiosity

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

RealisticHigh
ConventionalMedium
InvestigativeLow
ArtisticLow
EnterprisingLow
SocialLow

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