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Job Description

Fabricate and repair jewelry articles. Make models or molds to create jewelry items.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9071.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Jewelers”.

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Tasks for “Earrings Fabricator”

Grade stones based on their color, perfection, and quality of cut.
Chase decorative designs on silver blanks that are to be used as models for steel production dies.
Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
Buy and sell jewelry, or serve as agents between buyers and sellers.
Pour molten metal alloys or other materials into molds in order to cast models of jewelry.
Write or modify design specifications such as the metal contents and weights of items.
Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
Weigh, mix, and melt metal alloys or materials needed for jewelry models.
Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
Create new jewelry designs and modify existing designs, using computers as necessary.
Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
Melt and roll out metal into sheets or bars, and stamp out jewelry such as gold and silver chains, using presses or dies.
Burn grooves or crevices in molds in order to correct defects, using soldering guns.
Compute costs of labor and materials in order to determine production costs of products and articles.
Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
Cut, shape, and smooth gemstones, pearls, and metal pieces, using abrasives, grinding stones, and power and hand tools.
Assemble and secure mold sections used to cast metal articles and pieces.
Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
Press models into clay, and build up clay around exposed parts of models to retain plaster.
Research and analyze reference materials, and consult with interested parties in order to develop new products or modify existing designs.
Examine gemstone surfaces and internal structures to evaluate genuineness, quality, and value, using polariscopes, refractometers, and other optical instruments.
Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.
Mark and drill holes in jewelry mountings in order to center stones according to design specifications.
Record the weights and processing times of finished pieces.
Fabricate, modify, or repair jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.
Build sand molds in flasks, following patterns and heat flasks to dry and harden molds, using furnaces or torches.
Rotate molds in order to distribute molten material and prevent formation of air pockets.
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
Remove mold castings from metal or jewelry workpieces, and place workpieces in water or on trays to cool.
Determine appraised values of diamonds and other gemstones based on price guides, market fluctuations, and stone grades and rarity.
Alter existing jewelry mountings in order to reposition jewels or to adjust mountings.
Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
Immerse gemstones in chemical solutions to determine specific gravity and other key properties necessary for identification and appraisal.
Soften metal to be used in designs by heating it with a gas torch and shape it, using hammers and dies.
Place metal samples in frames, pack raw rubber around samples, and clamp samples, frames, and rubber into vulcanizing machines.
Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
Remove molds from cast articles, clean them, and apply shellac and powder to preserve them for reuse.
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.

Related Technology & Tools

Digital calipers
Ring cutters
Wire cutting tools
Ring rollers
Case presses
Bending pliers
Soldering guns
Rolling mills
Scratch brushes
Oblique end cutters
Pattern tweezers
Digital gauges
Round nose pliers
Draw tongs
Bead reamers
Polishing units
Dapping tools
Mini tweezers
Tweezer nose pliers
Curved nose pliers
Ring stretcher/reducers
Precision screwdriver sets
Flat nose pliers
Pen platers
Hand files
Banding pliers
Vacuum pumps
Fretz hammers
Belt sanders
Metal stamping dies
Air compressors
Stone setting pliers
Pocket crimpers
Jewelers' chain-nose pliers
Ring sizing sets
Engraving blocks
Gem holders
Specialty forming pliers
Parallel pliers
Digital scales
Jewelry scissors
Drill presses
Bow closing pliers
Ball peen hammers
Electric hot plates
Loop closing pliers
Grinding stones
Bench top polishers
Bench knives
Respirators
Eye protection
Diamond testers
Texture hammers
Burnishing tools
Bench refractometers
Mini bench vises
Jump ring makers
Wire twisting pliers
Gem gauges
Side cutters
Jeweler's loupes
Battery testers
Blow torches
Plastic coated tweezers
Casting torches
Precision rulers
Bow opening pliers
Gem tweezers
Ultrasonic cleaners
Soldering tweezers
Utility tweezers
Bristle brushes
Polariscopes
Micro pliers
Steam cleaners
Chasing hammers
Mallets
Ring holding pliers
Mini shears
Handheld magnifiers
Pneumatic gravers
Jewelry mandrels
Diagonal cutters
Embossing hammers
Gemological microscopes
Cordless power drills
Hole punch pliers
Engraving tools
Micro bevel cutters
Chasing tools
Sable brushes
Dial gauges
Bail pliers
Wire brushes
Bent chain nose pliers
Beading tweezers
Polishing wheels
Laser welders
Magnetic tumblers
Rosary pliers
Split ring pliers
Milgrain machines
Beading tools
Milgrain tools
Nylon pliers
Watch hand removers
Fume hoods
Flush cutters
Solder cutting pliers
Awl sets
Cross locking tweezers
Light boxes
Ring looping pliers
Flux brushes
Wire looping pliers

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Customer information databases
Inventory tracking software
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