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