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