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