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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”
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- 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.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- 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.
- 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.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
Related Technology & Tools
- Cutting laps
- Lapidary slitters
- Handheld magnifiers
- Mini bench vises
- Diamond grinders
- Digital still cameras
- Cross peen hammers
- Jewelers' loupes
- Glass polishers
- Glass bevelers
- Lapidary units
- Precision file sets
- Glass cutting saws
- Jewelers kits
- Sphere machines
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Bench refractometers
- Gem drills
- Polishing laps
- Digital calipers
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Precision tape measures
- Bead drilling vises
- Laser engraving tools
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Diamond girding lathes
- Belt sanders
- Digital micrometers
- Revolving saws
- Mini hand clamps
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Stone polishers
- Crack hammers
- Rock picks
- Arbors
- Steam cleaners
- Faceting machines
- Piezo microtorches
- Mini drills
- Inspection microscopes
- Spectrophotometers
- Angle grinders
- Vibrating laps
- Grinders
- Trim saws
- Digital polariscopes
- Ring saws
- Chipping hammers
- Precision rulers
- Jewelers' hammers
- Digital balances
- Vibratory tumblers
- Polishing wheels
- Diamond saws
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- GemCad
- Web browser software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Inventory tracking software
- Jewelry design software
- Business accounting software
- Gem identification databases