Headline risk
19%
Moderate RiskTiming device assemblers and adjusters
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Perform precision assembling or adjusting, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 5% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 40,790
Employment 2024
0.2K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-17.5%
Openings (2024–34)
0.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of assemblers and fabricators is projected to grow 1 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Observe operation of timepiece parts and subassemblies to determine accuracy of movement, and to diagnose causes of defects. AI use: 0%
- 2. Test operation and fit of timepiece parts and subassemblies, using electronic testing equipment, tweezers, watchmakers' tools, and loupes. AI use: 0%
- 3. Replace specified parts to repair malfunctioning timepieces, using watchmakers' tools, loupes, and holding fixtures. AI use: 0%
- 4. Disassemble timepieces such as watches, clocks, and chronometers so that repairs can be made. AI use: 0%
- 5. Examine components of timepieces such as watches, clocks, or chronometers for defects, using loupes or microscopes. AI use: 0%
- 6. Assemble and install components of timepieces to complete mechanisms, using watchmakers' tools and loupes. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.7 · 873K employed
Under 25: 13% · 25–54: 62% · 55+: 24%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Assemblers and fabricators build finished products and the parts that go into them.
Most assemblers and fabricators work in manufacturing plants. Their duties may involve long periods of standing or sitting. Most work full time, including some evenings and weekends.
The education and qualifications typically needed to enter these occupations vary by industry and employer. Although a high school diploma is enough for most jobs, experience and training are needed for advanced assembly work.
The median annual wage for assemblers and fabricators was $43,570 in May 2024.
Overall employment of assemblers and fabricators is projected to grow 1 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.