Annual Salary
£21,000 to £30,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Watch and clock repairers fix, service and restore customers' timepieces and those held in collections.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: weekends; on a rota
There will be
4.1% fewer Watch or clock repairer jobs in 2027.
As a watch or clock repairer, you'll:
You could work in a workshop.
You can get into this job through:
There is a small number of university courses in England, covering this subject, for example:
You'll usually need:
You may be able to do a part-time course in clock or watch servicing, which could help you to get a trainee position with a watch and clock repair company.
You could apply for a place on a Watchmaker Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship takes around 2 years to complete.
To get onto an apprenticeship, you'll find it useful to have:
You could take training through the British Horological Institute. They offer short courses for beginners along with more advanced qualifications.
You can study for a professional qualification on the Watchmaker Training Programme at The British School of Watchmaking.
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers also has details about full-time and part-time training courses.
You could join the British Horological Institute and The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers for training opportunities and professional development.
You can find out more about watch and clockmaking careers from the British Horological Institute.
With experience, you could manage a workshop or retail jewellery outlet, or run your own business repairing or designing watches.
You could specialise in working for luxury clock and watch maker brands.
If you specialise in antique watches or clocks, you could work with museums, conserving and restoring their collections. You might also work for auctioneers as a valuer.
You can find out more about watchmaking careers from the British Horological Institute.
You'll need: