Jewellers and Clock Repairers
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Job description
Jewellers make, assemble, repair, and appraise jewellery. Clock Repairers repair, clean, adjust, and manufacture timepieces. They are self-employed or work for:
- Jewellery, clock, and watch manufacturers
- Retail stores
- Jewellery and watch repair workshops
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
Main tasks
Jewellers
- Manufacture and repair jewellery made from precious and semi-precious metals.
- Examine, evaluate, cut, shape, and polish diamonds and precious and synthetic stones.
- Differentiate stones, identify rare specimens and detect special signs influencing their value.
- Set precious and semi-precious stones in jewellery frames.
- Supervise other Jewellers as required.
Clock Repairers
- Manufacture or install timepieces.
- Dismantle and reassemble clocks and watches to check for defective, misaligned, or rusty parts.
- Replace or repair worn or broken parts.
- Evaluate, adjust, and set the clock movements.
- Clean all parts to remove dirt and dry lubricants.
- Supervise staff as required.
Advancement and mobility
Jewellers
- These individuals may specialize in a particular type of jewellery (gold or silver) or in specific operations (manufacturing or repair).
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Limited
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
1,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 33.7% Female
- 66.3% Male
Not available.
- 33.7% Female
- 66.3% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$31,400
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 44, 4564% of jobs
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NAICS 33923% of jobs
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NAICS 817% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54142% of jobs
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NAICS 412% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 44, 4564% of jobs
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NAICS 33923% of jobs
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NAICS 817% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54142% of jobs
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NAICS 412% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
College
DCS in techniques de métiers d'art (Céramique)
Code : 573AA
Placement rate: 62.5%
DCS in techniques de métiers d'art (Joaillerie)
Code : 573AE
Placement rate: 90%
10% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in techniques de métiers d'art (Lutherie)
Code : 573AF
Placement rate: 53.8%
Also required
Clock Repairers
- Watch repair certificate.
Sometimes required
- Experience as an assembler of jewellery, clocks, or watches may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Operation analysis
- Judgment and decision-making
- Time management
- Critical thought
- Oral expression
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Digital dexterity
- Hand-arm stability
- Near vision
- Manual dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Classification
- Originality
- Colour perception and distinction
- Awareness of issues
- Visualization
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Oral comprehension
- Idea generation
- Verbal skills
- Inductive reasoning
- Mathematical reasoning
- Speech recognition
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Honesty
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Commitment to quality
- Patience
Interests
- Work in sales or client service
- Make, build, install
- Self-employment
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Official name of the NOC 62202
Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations
Job titles
- Jeweller
- Jewellery repairer
- Jewellery appraiser
- Clock repairer
- Clockmaker
- Apprentice jeweller
- Watch repairer apprentice
- Diamond bruter
- Silver chaser
- Jewellery chaser
- Brass or bronze chaser
- Diamond grader - jewellery manufacturing
- Design cutter - jewellery
- Diamond cutter
- Diamond expert
- Custom bracelet maker
- Custom brooch maker
- Custom locket maker
- Gem expert
- Gem cutter
- Diamond marker
- Jewellery hammersmith
- Jewellery sample maker
- Jewellery model maker
- Custom jewellery mounter
- Bench moulder - jewellery
- Jewellery moulder
- Diamond polisher
- Plater - jewellery manufacturing
- Watch repairer
- Diamond sawyer
- Setter - jewellery manufacturing
- Diamond setter
- Pearl setter
- Stonesetter - jewellery
- Gem setter
- Pearl cutter
- Stonecutter - jewellery
Skill type
Sales and service
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Last update: January 29, 2026
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