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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Watch Repairers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment90
2.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material75
3.Handling and Moving Objects70
4.Controlling Machines and Processes65
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings65
Getting Information65
7.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events60
8.Analyzing Data or Information55
9.Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment50
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Job Activity Scores

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
90
60
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
75
46
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
70
49
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
65
46
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
65
37
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
65
34
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
60
34
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
55
31
Determine the location of a lost orderDetermine the interest cost to finance a new buildingAnalyze the cost of medical care services for all hospitals in the country
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
50
37
Use knobs to adjust a television pictureMake repairs by removing and replacing circuit boardsUse complex test equipment to calibrate electronic equipment