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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 Die Polisher
- Diamond Die Driller
- Diamond Cleaver
- Diamond Cleaner
- Diamond Assorter
- Brilliandeer Lopper
- Bench Jeweler
Tasks for “Diamond Driller”
- Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- 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.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
- 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.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- 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.
- Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Glass bevelers
- Stone polishers
- Digital balances
- Jewelers kits
- Digital calipers
- Laser engraving tools
- Bench refractometers
- Cutting laps
- Piezo microtorches
- Glass cutting saws
- Mini hand clamps
- Chipping hammers
- Crack hammers
- Cross peen hammers
- Precision rulers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Inspection microscopes
- Arbors
- Trim saws
- Precision tape measures
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Glass polishers
- Diamond saws
- Digital polariscopes
- Belt sanders
- Gem drills
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Lapidary units
- Faceting machines
- Angle grinders
- Mini bench vises
- Vibratory tumblers
- Diamond girding lathes
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Spectrophotometers
- Lapidary slitters
- Polishing laps
- Revolving saws
- Jewelers' hammers
- Grinders
- Precision file sets
- Handheld magnifiers
- Rock picks
- Steam cleaners
- Bead drilling vises
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Polishing wheels
- Diamond grinders
- Vibrating laps
- Jewelers' loupes
- Digital micrometers
- Sphere machines
- Ring saws
- Digital still cameras
- Mini drills
- Inventory tracking software
- Jewelry design software
- Web browser software
- Gem identification databases
- GemCad
- Business accounting software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software