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