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