Precision Metal Trades Workers

Key Tasks

• •Assembling parts and subassemblies of precision instruments, locks, timepieces and firearms
• •Dismantling precision instruments, locks, timepieces and firearms, repairing and replacing defective parts, and reassembling articles using hand and power tools and specially designed machines
• •Inscribing letters, figures and designs on surfaces of jewellery, trophies and other ornamental items
• •Installing security systems, changing tumblers in locks, changing locks, cutting keys and opening locks by manipulation
• •Calibrating precision instruments using standard weights and measures, jigs and fixtures, and hand tools to adjust and align parts and small balancing weights
• •Making blades for circular, band and other power saws and repairing, setting and sharpening blades for hand and power saws
• •Testing circuits in electronic timepieces
• •May estimate costs and prepare quotes for repairs

Employment Projections to 2034