How likely is AI to replace Watch and Clock Repairers?

Published research puts Watch and Clock Repairers at 14 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 5 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.

Do researchers agree on the risk for Watch and Clock Repairers?

Broadly, yes. Individual estimates for Watch and Clock Repairers run from 9 to 17 out of 100 across the 5 sources behind this score, a fairly tight range. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Which construction & trades roles face similar AI exposure?

The closest published construction & trades roles to Watch and Clock Repairers by score are Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas (14/100), Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining (14/100), and Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (14/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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Will AI replace Watch and Clock Repairers?

Lower risk

Baseline AI displacement risk for Watch and Clock Repairers, aggregated from 5 research sources.

What this score means

Watch and Clock Repairers is among the least exposed roles in Construction & Trades. Most of what the job involves still sits outside what current AI can do, even as the tools around it keep changing. At 14 out of 100 it sits close to the Construction & Trades average of 13. Across the 5 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 9 to 17, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Watch and Clock Repairers, most central first, showing 12 of 15.

01Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.
02Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.
03Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
04Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.
05Oil moving parts of timepieces.
06Estimate repair costs and timepiece values.
07Repair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools.
08Test timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments.
09Perform regular adjustment and maintenance on timepieces, watch cases, and watch bands.
10Order supplies, including replacement parts, for timing instruments.
11Gather information from customers about a timepiece's problems and its service history.
12Test and replace batteries and other electronic components.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 5 research sources that scored Watch and Clock Repairers for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026Anthropic
02Global Automation Atlas: Task Substitution Exposure by Occupation · 2026Garg, Crosta, Baier (2026), arXiv:2605.17086
03Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations · 2025Tomlinson, Jaffe et al., Microsoft Research (2025)
04GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin, Rock (Science, 2024)
05AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023Felten, Raj, Seamans (2023)

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Watch and Clock Repairers?: Published research puts Watch and Clock Repairers at 14 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 5 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Watch and Clock Repairers?: Broadly, yes. Individual estimates for Watch and Clock Repairers run from 9 to 17 out of 100 across the 5 sources behind this score, a fairly tight range. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.
Which construction & trades roles face similar AI exposure?: The closest published construction & trades roles to Watch and Clock Repairers by score are Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas (14/100), Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining (14/100), and Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (14/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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