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