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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”
- 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.
- Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
- 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.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- 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.
- Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
- Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
Related Technology & Tools
- Polishing wheels
- Glass cutting saws
- Crack hammers
- Sphere machines
- Lapidary units
- Cross peen hammers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Mini hand clamps
- Piezo microtorches
- Revolving saws
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Vibrating laps
- Angle grinders
- Handheld magnifiers
- Digital still cameras
- Diamond grinders
- Digital balances
- Ring saws
- Diamond girding lathes
- Precision file sets
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Jewelers kits
- Inspection microscopes
- Laser engraving tools
- Faceting machines
- Lapidary slitters
- Glass bevelers
- Jewelers' loupes
- Chipping hammers
- Digital polariscopes
- Digital calipers
- Steam cleaners
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Grinders
- Diamond saws
- Stone polishers
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Digital micrometers
- Trim saws
- Arbors
- Mini bench vises
- Belt sanders
- Jewelers' hammers
- Bench refractometers
- Precision rulers
- Cutting laps
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Glass polishers
- Rock picks
- Polishing laps
- Vibratory tumblers
- Bead drilling vises
- Mini drills
- Gem drills
- Precision tape measures
- Spectrophotometers
- Gem identification databases
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- GemCad
- Web browser software
- Business accounting software
- Jewelry design software
- Inventory tracking software