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Job Description
Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9071.06
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Gem and Diamond Workers”.
Also Known As…
- Gem and Diamond Workers
- Quality Control Specialist
- Lapidarist
- Gemologist
- Facetor
- Diamond Setter
- Diamond Sawer
- Diamond Polisher
- Diamond Picker
- Diamond Grader
- Diamond Cutter
- Stone Setter Apprentice
- Spotter
- Sapphire Stylus Grinder
- Phonograph Needle Tip Maker
- Pearl Restorer
- Pearl Peller
- Pearl Cutter
- Oliving Machine Operator
- Lathe Operator
- Lapidary Apprentice
- Lapidary
- Jewelry Designer
- Jewelry Cutter
- Jeweler
- Jewel Setter
- Jewel Sawyer
- Jewel Blocker and Sawyer
- Jewel Bearing Maker
- Grader
- Girdler
- Gem Stone Cutter
- Gem Expert
- Gem Cutter
- Gem Carver
- Diamond Sorter
- Diamond Sizer and Grader
- Diamond Setter Apprentice
- Diamond Selector
- Diamond Mounter
- Diamond Driller
- Diamond Die Polisher
- Diamond Die Driller
- Diamond Cleaver
- Diamond Cleaner
- Diamond Assorter
- Brilliandeer Lopper
Tasks for “Bench Jeweler”
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
- Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- Place stones in clamps on polishing machines and polish facets of stones, using felt-covered or canvas-covered polishing wheels and polishing compounds such as tripoli and rouge.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
- Examine gem surfaces and internal structures, using polariscopes, refractometers, microscopes, and other optical instruments, to differentiate between stones, to identify rare specimens, or to detect flaws, defects, or peculiarities affecting gem values.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- Examine diamonds or gems to ascertain the shape, cut, and width of cut stones, or to select the cuts that will result in the biggest, best quality stones.
- Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
Related Technology & Tools
- Sphere machines
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Vibrating laps
- Diamond girding lathes
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Gem drills
- Angle grinders
- Jewelers kits
- Trim saws
- Rock picks
- Arbors
- Diamond grinders
- Digital micrometers
- Glass bevelers
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Precision rulers
- Handheld magnifiers
- Revolving saws
- Digital polariscopes
- Mini bench vises
- Inspection microscopes
- Digital calipers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Mini drills
- Stone polishers
- Mini hand clamps
- Digital balances
- Lapidary slitters
- Grinders
- Steam cleaners
- Precision file sets
- Jewelers' hammers
- Vibratory tumblers
- Lapidary units
- Polishing wheels
- Cross peen hammers
- Diamond saws
- Belt sanders
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Bench refractometers
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Glass polishers
- Chipping hammers
- Bead drilling vises
- Precision tape measures
- Ring saws
- Faceting machines
- Cutting laps
- Digital still cameras
- Crack hammers
- Polishing laps
- Spectrophotometers
- Laser engraving tools
- Jewelers' loupes
- Glass cutting saws
- Piezo microtorches
- GemCad
- Gem identification databases
- Inventory tracking software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Web browser software
- Business accounting software
- Jewelry design software