Occupation 5224 · Skilled trades occupations
Precision instrument makers and repairers make, calibrate, test and repair precision and optical instruments such as barometers, compasses, cameras, calibrators, watches, clocks and chronometers.
Some GCSEs/S grades qualifications may be required. Training is usually via an apprenticeship including work experience and practical and technical training leading to recognised awards.
Calibration engineer · Horologist · Instrument maker · Instrument mechanic · Instrument technician · Optical technician · Precision engineer · Watchmaker
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 12,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 14,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 15,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2) |
| 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 15,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | 1,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | 2,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| North East | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | 500.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | 2,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | 1,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | 2,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 10 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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