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