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