The following tabulation shows median hourly earnings for various precision instrument and equipment repairers in May 2004:
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
$21.25 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
17.90 |
| Camera and photographic equipment repairers |
15.54 |
| Watch repairers |
13.87 |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners |
13.47 |
Earnings ranged from less than $7.94 for the lowest 10 percent of musical instrument repairers and tuners to more than $32.32 for the highest 10 percent in the occupation “all other precision instrument and equipment repairers.
Earnings within the different occupations vary significantly, depending upon skill levels. For example, a lesser skilled watch and clock repairer may simply change batteries and replace worn wrist straps, while a highly skilled watch and clock repairer with years of training and experience may rebuild and replace worn parts.
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