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