Watch technician vs repair technician

The differences between watch technicians and repair technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a watch technician and a repair technician. Additionally, a watch technician has an average salary of $45,822, which is higher than the $41,643 average annual salary of a repair technician.

The top three skills for a watch technician include rig, battery and hardware configurations. The most important skills for a repair technician are customer service, hand tools, and customer satisfaction.

Watch technician vs repair technician overview

	Watch Technician	Repair Technician
Yearly salary	$45,822	$41,643
Hourly rate	$22.03	$20.02
Growth rate	-11%	5%
Number of jobs	49,817	162,051
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	Associate Degree, 38%
Average age	44	47
Years of experience	4	4

Watch technician vs repair technician salary

Watch technicians and repair technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Watch Technician	Repair Technician
Average salary	$45,822	$41,643
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $63,000	Between $27,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	SoCalGas
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between watch technician and repair technician education

There are a few differences between a watch technician and a repair technician in terms of educational background:

	Watch Technician	Repair Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	Associate Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Watch technician vs repair technician demographics

Here are the differences between watch technicians' and repair technicians' demographics:

	Watch Technician	Repair Technician
Average age	44	47
Gender ratio	Male, 72.4% Female, 27.6%	Male, 88.3% Female, 11.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 10.0% White, 50.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 4.6% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	2%

Differences between watch technician and repair technician duties and responsibilities

Watch technician example responsibilities.

Manage paperwork associate with HVAC procedures.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Perform technical operations and provide leadership for PC manufacturing division.

Repair technician example responsibilities.

Lead small teams in the development and installation of residential and commercial electrical and HVAC systems to include smart home systems.
Repair hardware and software problems for both PC and mac computers.
Repair various air tools such as impact wrenches and die grinders for customers.
Gain extensive knowledge of all computer models including Compaq, Hewlett Packard and IBM.
Surface mount capacitors, resistors, crystals, IC chips, and other components require for repair.
Replace defective guitar and amplifier parts such as controls, jacks, resistors, capacitors, A/C cable, etc.

Watch technician vs repair technician skills

Common watch technician skills

Rig, 41%
Battery, 21%
Hardware Configurations, 19%
Data Acquisition Systems, 19%

Common repair technician skills

Customer Service, 17%
Hand Tools, 9%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%
HVAC, 5%
Work Ethic, 5%