Jobs for Former Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters build repairing, quality control analysis and troubleshooting skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (82%).

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

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25 careers that use your skills

#	Career	Skill match	Median pay	Pay change	Extra education
1	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	82%	$56,210	−10%	Certificate or associate
2	Watch and Clock Repairers	80%	$67,230	+7%	Certificate or associate
3	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	80%	$64,520	+3%	Certificate or associate
4	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	78%	$74,340	+19%	Certificate or associate
5	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	77%	$54,890	−12%	None
6	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	76%	$52,800	−16%	None
7	Rail Car Repairers	76%	$67,530	+8%	None
8	Machinists	76%	$58,750	−6%	Certificate or associate
9	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75%	$47,180	−25%	None
10	Riggers	75%	$62,640	0%	None

1Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
82%
Median pay
$56,210
Pay change
−10%
Extra educationCertificate or associate
2Watch and Clock Repairers
80%
Median pay
$67,230
Pay change
+7%
Extra educationCertificate or associate
3Industrial Machinery Mechanics
80%
Median pay
$64,520
Pay change
+3%
Extra educationCertificate or associate
4Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
78%
Median pay
$74,340
Pay change
+19%
Extra educationCertificate or associate
5Automotive Body and Related Repairers
77%
Median pay
$54,890
Pay change
−12%
Extra educationNone
6Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
76%
Median pay
$52,800
Pay change
−16%
Extra educationNone
7Rail Car Repairers
76%
Median pay
$67,530
Pay change
+8%
Extra educationNone
8Machinists
76%
Median pay
$58,750
Pay change
−6%
Extra educationCertificate or associate
9Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
75%
Median pay
$47,180
Pay change
−25%
Extra educationNone
10Riggers
75%
Median pay
$62,640
Pay change
0%
Extra educationNone

Compared with Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters, median $62,620. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.

Your transferable skills

How important each skill is in work as timing device assemblers and adjusters (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).

Repairing3.38

Quality Control Analysis3.25

Troubleshooting3.25

Operations Monitoring3.00

Social Perceptiveness2.75

Equipment Maintenance2.75

Skills to learn

The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.

Coordination
Installation
Negotiation
Equipment Maintenance

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Your top 3 moves, up close

A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

82% skill match · $56,210 · −10% pay

First step

Most common education: Post-Secondary Certificate (39% of workers).
Usually needs vocational training or an associate degree — more preparation than your current job.
On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.

Skills to add

Installation · Equipment Selection · Equipment Maintenance

Is this right for you?

Long hours on your feet
Tight deadlines are common
Exposure to hazardous conditions

Watch and Clock Repairers

80% skill match · $67,230 · +7% pay

First step

Most common education: Post-Secondary Certificate (46% of workers).
Usually needs vocational training or an associate degree — more preparation than your current job.
On-the-job training: anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month.

Skills to add

Management of Material Resources · Negotiation · Management of Financial Resources

Is this right for you?

Tight deadlines are common

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

80% skill match · $64,520 · +3% pay

First step

Most common education: Post-Secondary Certificate (47% of workers).
Usually needs vocational training or an associate degree — more preparation than your current job.
On-the-job training: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years.

Skills to add

Equipment Maintenance · Operation and Control · Installation

Is this right for you?

Long hours on your feet
Tight deadlines are common

Similar roles in the same field

If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.

Free help near you

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Questions former timing device assemblers and adjusters ask

What jobs can former timing device assemblers and adjusters do?

The closest matches are Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (82% skill match, median $56,210), Watch and Clock Repairers (80% skill match, median $67,230) and Industrial Machinery Mechanics (80% skill match, median $64,520), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.

Which timing device assemblers and adjuster career changes pay more?

Among the 25 matches, 9 pay more than timing device assemblers and adjusters at the median. The biggest increases: Boilermakers (+22%, $76,410), Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (+19%, $74,340) and Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (+18%, $74,090).

Do former timing device assemblers and adjusters need another degree?

13 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.

How is the skill match calculated?

We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses