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