NOC 62202: Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations

Jewellers and workers in related occupations fabricate, assemble, repair and appraise fine jewellery. Watch repairers and related workers repair, clean, adjust and fabricate parts for clocks and watches. They are employed by jewellery, clock and watch manufacturers and retail stores, by jewellery and watch repair shops or they may be self-employed.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 2.
• Canadian Experience Class: counts as skilled Canadian work (1 year in the last 3 years).
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: counts as skilled work (1 year of continuous work in the last 10 years).
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 2: Occupations that usually need a college diploma, an apprenticeship of 2 or more years, or supervisory duties. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 62202 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 62202

Skilled Canadian work in this occupation earns the standard points, the same before and after November 3, 2026, with no high-wage add-on:

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Jewellers and related workers
• Fabricate and repair precious and semi-precious metal jewellery, such as rings, brooches, pendants, bracelets and lockets
• Examine, cut, shape and polish diamonds using optical instruments, lathes and laps
• Examine, cut, shape and polish precious and synthetic gems using optical instruments, cutting disks and laps
• Appraise gemstones and diamonds to differentiate between stones, identify rare specimens and to detect peculiarity affecting stone values
• Set precious and semi-precious stones in jewellery mountings, according to specifications
• May supervise other jewellers.
• Jewellers may specialize in certain kinds of jewellery, such as gold or silver, or in particular operations, such as fabrication or repair.
• Watch repairers
• Fabricate or fit parts to make watches and clocks
• Examine clocks and watches, disassemble and check for defective and misaligned parts or rust
• Replace or repair worn or broken parts
• Test, adjust and regulate timepiece movements
• Clean all parts using special cleaning and rinsing solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical cleaning machines to remove dirt and dried lubricants
• May supervise other watch repairers.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• clock repairer
• diamond cutter
• gem cutter
• pearl cutter
• precious stone setter
• watch repairer

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a college or other program, or apprenticeship training in watch or jewellery repair or gemology is usually required.
• Experience as a jewellery, clock or watch assembler may be required.

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