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