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