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