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