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