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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 Cleaner
- Diamond Assorter
- Brilliandeer Lopper
- Bench Jeweler
Tasks for “Diamond Cleaver”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
- 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.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- 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.
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
Related Technology & Tools
- Piezo microtorches
- Handheld magnifiers
- Belt sanders
- Digital polariscopes
- Steam cleaners
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Precision file sets
- Precision rulers
- Digital still cameras
- Chipping hammers
- Cutting laps
- Revolving saws
- Spectrophotometers
- Cross peen hammers
- Sphere machines
- Mini bench vises
- Crack hammers
- Mini hand clamps
- Angle grinders
- Mini drills
- Trim saws
- Stone polishers
- Bead drilling vises
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Arbors
- Jewelers' loupes
- Digital balances
- Digital calipers
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Jewelers' hammers
- Lapidary slitters
- Vibrating laps
- Inspection microscopes
- Rock picks
- Faceting machines
- Glass polishers
- Polishing wheels
- Vibratory tumblers
- Bench refractometers
- Grinders
- Diamond saws
- Polishing laps
- Glass bevelers
- Lapidary units
- Laser engraving tools
- Diamond girding lathes
- Jewelers kits
- Digital micrometers
- Precision tape measures
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Glass cutting saws
- Gem drills
- Diamond grinders
- Ring saws
- Gem identification databases
- Inventory tracking software
- GemCad
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Business accounting software
- Jewelry design software
- Web browser software