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