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Watch and Clock Repairers vs Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Watch and Clock Repairers and Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Watch and Clock Repairers Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$60,690
$49,390
Employment · BLS OEWS
1,300
96,950
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
22nd pct
27th pct

At a glance

Dimension Watch and Clock Repairers Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Median pay $60,690 $49,390
Employment 1,300 96,950
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-1.1%) Declining (-6.3%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 100 8,100
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 22nd pct Low · 27th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 37th pct · 21% of tasks 46th pct · 25% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, Finger Dexterity, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Control Precision, Near Vision, Mechanical, Manual Dexterity, Information Ordering, Problem Sensitivity, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Category Flexibility, Production and Processing, Active Listening, Speaking, Equipment Maintenance, Quality Control Analysis, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Selective Attention, English Language, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Social Perceptiveness, Operation and Control.

Specific to Watch and Clock Repairers

  • Repairing
  • Administration and Management
  • Visualization
  • Administrative
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Troubleshooting
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Written Comprehension

Specific to Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Mathematics
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Rate Control
  • Reaction Time
  • Active Learning
  • Coordination
  • Flexibility of Closure

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Word processing software , Electronic mail software .

Specific to Watch and Clock Repairers

Specific to Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Watch and Clock Repairers or Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Watch and Clock Repairers vs Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/watch-and-clock-repairers-vs-paper-goods-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders

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Singulariki. (2026). Watch and Clock Repairers vs Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/watch-and-clock-repairers-vs-paper-goods-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Watch and Clock Repairers vs Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders},
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