Watch and Clock Repairers

Learn about this field by getting a part-time job in a shop where watches and clocks are repaired and sold. Even a basic job, such as helping with cleaning and stock deliveries, can provide a good opportunity to observe a skilled watch or clock repairer at work. Jewelry shops often hire high school or college students for part-time jobs during the holiday seasons.

Hobbies and shop courses that require dexterity and patience in using hand tools can provide another way of exploring similar activities and developing manual skills. Some students explore their interest in detailed crafts by learning to repair precision instruments while serving in the military.

The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute and your local library are good sources of information about watch repair history and the profession.