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