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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”
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
- 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.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
- 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.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- 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.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- 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.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- 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.
- Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
- 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.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
Related Technology & Tools
- Diamond grinders
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Jewelers' loupes
- Trim saws
- Gem drills
- Polishing laps
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Mini drills
- Glass cutting saws
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Angle grinders
- Revolving saws
- Sphere machines
- Bead drilling vises
- Diamond saws
- Precision tape measures
- Faceting machines
- Arbors
- Lapidary units
- Polishing wheels
- Mini hand clamps
- Inspection microscopes
- Spectrophotometers
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Cutting laps
- Digital balances
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Handheld magnifiers
- Jewelers' hammers
- Digital polariscopes
- Laser engraving tools
- Bench refractometers
- Ring saws
- Mini bench vises
- Steam cleaners
- Stone polishers
- Digital micrometers
- Grinders
- Glass polishers
- Rock picks
- Belt sanders
- Glass bevelers
- Precision rulers
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Precision file sets
- Chipping hammers
- Cross peen hammers
- Diamond girding lathes
- Jewelers kits
- Crack hammers
- Piezo microtorches
- Lapidary slitters
- Vibrating laps
- Digital calipers
- Digital still cameras
- Vibratory tumblers
- Business accounting software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- GemCad
- Gem identification databases
- Web browser software
- Inventory tracking software
- Jewelry design software