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