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