Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

No strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Review blueprints, sketches, or work orders to gather information about tasks to be completed.46
• Bend inner coils of springs away from or toward collets, using tweezers, to locate centers of collets in centers of springs, and to correct errors resulting from faulty colleting of coils.40
• Turn wheels of calipers and examine springs, using loupes, to determine if center coils appear as perfect circles.40

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Observe operation of timepiece parts and subassemblies to determine accuracy of movement, and to diagnose causes of defects.18
• Replace specified parts to repair malfunctioning timepieces, using watchmakers' tools, loupes, and holding fixtures.24
• Change timing weights on balance wheels to correct deficient timing.24

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 30 puts Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 0 of 17 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 4 augmentable, and 13 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: lean into the durable core above and adopt AI on the routine remainder before it becomes a mandate.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $62,620median wage
• 250employed
• +0.0%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Watch and Clock Repairers 33
• Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 41
• Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 37
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 41
• Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 35
• Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 45

FAQ — Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

What does a score of 30 mean for a Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters?

It means that, weighted across the 17 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 30 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Observe operation of timepiece parts and subassemblies to determine accuracy of movement, and to diagnose causes of defects; Replace specified parts to repair malfunctioning timepieces, using watchmakers' tools, loupes, and holding fixtures; Change timing weights on balance wheels to correct deficient timing. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.