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