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