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