AI Career Radar

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

Perform precision assembling or adjusting, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components.

AI exposure25 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation23
Freedom to set tasks77
Repeating the same tasks31
$62,620Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-6.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
47Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
47
Critical Thinking
63
47
Monitoring
63
47
Speaking
63
44
Judgment and Decision Making
63
44
Complex Problem Solving
62
44
Coordination
62
31
Active Learning
62
28
Reading Comprehension
61
44
Time Management
61
44
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Writing
60
38
Learning Strategies
58
28
Instructing
58
28
Systems Analysis
57
28
Service Orientation
56
41
Systems Evaluation
56
25
Persuasion
54
25
Mathematics
53
25
Science
52
25
Negotiation
52
16
Management of Personnel Resources
50
25
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
16
Troubleshooting
47
56
Quality Control Analysis
47
56
Equipment Maintenance
47
44
Equipment Selection
47
41
Technology Design
47
16
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Management of Material Resources
47
13
Repairing
46
60
Operations Monitoring
46
50
Programming
45
9
Operation and Control
43
44

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
31%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening

76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$95,320
10-yr growth
+10.3%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Systems Analysis, Active Learning, Coordination

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
32%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Writing

#5Dental HygienistsHealthcare
75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
21%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Persuasion, Active Listening, Active Learning, Instructing

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
27%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.