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