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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”
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
- Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
- 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.
- 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.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
- 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.
- 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.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- 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.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- 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.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
Related Technology & Tools
- Angle grinders
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Bench refractometers
- Jewelers kits
- Mini bench vises
- Gem drills
- Spectrophotometers
- Inspection microscopes
- Belt sanders
- Precision rulers
- Trim saws
- Diamond girding lathes
- Sphere machines
- Steam cleaners
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Jewelers' loupes
- Glass polishers
- Mini hand clamps
- Bead drilling vises
- Piezo microtorches
- Glass bevelers
- Revolving saws
- Digital balances
- Rock picks
- Faceting machines
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Laser engraving tools
- Polishing wheels
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Stone polishers
- Lapidary units
- Vibratory tumblers
- Ring saws
- Digital polariscopes
- Digital micrometers
- Arbors
- Diamond grinders
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Jewelers' hammers
- Chipping hammers
- Handheld magnifiers
- Digital calipers
- Precision tape measures
- Digital still cameras
- Crack hammers
- Lapidary slitters
- Grinders
- Cross peen hammers
- Vibrating laps
- Mini drills
- Polishing laps
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Diamond saws
- Glass cutting saws
- Cutting laps
- Precision file sets
- Business accounting software
- Gem identification databases
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Web browser software
- Jewelry design software
- GemCad
- Inventory tracking software