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