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