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Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Perform precision assembling or adjusting, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Assemble and install components of timepieces to complete mechanisms, using watchmakers' tools and loupes.Mostly human for now
- 02Observe operation of timepiece parts and subassemblies to determine accuracy of movement, and to diagnose causes of defects.Mostly human for now
- 03Test operation and fit of timepiece parts and subassemblies, using electronic testing equipment, tweezers, watchmakers' tools, and loupes.Mostly human for now
- 04Replace specified parts to repair malfunctioning timepieces, using watchmakers' tools, loupes, and holding fixtures.Mostly human for now
- 05Disassemble timepieces such as watches, clocks, and chronometers so that repairs can be made.Mostly human for now
- 06Clean and lubricate timepiece parts and assemblies, using solvents, buff sticks, and oil.Mostly human for now
- 07Examine components of timepieces such as watches, clocks, or chronometers for defects, using loupes or microscopes.Mostly human for now
- 08Bend parts, such as hairsprings, pallets, barrel covers, and bridges, to correct deficiencies in truing or endshake, using tweezers.Mostly human for now
- 09Change timing weights on balance wheels to correct deficient timing.Mostly human for now
- 10Adjust sizes or positioning of timepiece parts to achieve specified fit or function, using calipers, fixtures, and loupes.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss4%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
6%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 4% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 75% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Change timing weights on balance wheels to correct deficient timing.
- Assemble and install components of timepieces to complete mechanisms, using watchmakers' tools and loupes.
- Adjust sizes or positioning of timepiece parts to achieve specified fit or function, using calipers, fixtures, and loupes.