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