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