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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 Bearing Maker
- 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 Blocker and Sawyer”
- 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.
- Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
- 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.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- 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 gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ring saws
- Spectrophotometers
- Digital micrometers
- Stone polishers
- Steam cleaners
- Mini hand clamps
- Precision file sets
- Piezo microtorches
- Diamond girding lathes
- Trim saws
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Lapidary slitters
- Rock picks
- Vibratory tumblers
- Jewelers' loupes
- Cutting laps
- Mini drills
- Diamond saws
- Lapidary units
- Digital balances
- Chipping hammers
- Bench refractometers
- Arbors
- Crack hammers
- Glass bevelers
- Revolving saws
- Precision tape measures
- Bead drilling vises
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Digital calipers
- Belt sanders
- Polishing laps
- Digital polariscopes
- Polishing wheels
- Jewelers kits
- Precision rulers
- Glass cutting saws
- Mini bench vises
- Inspection microscopes
- Diamond grinders
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Faceting machines
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Digital still cameras
- Glass polishers
- Cross peen hammers
- Jewelers' hammers
- Gem drills
- Laser engraving tools
- Handheld magnifiers
- Angle grinders
- Grinders
- Vibrating laps
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Sphere machines
- GemCad
- Business accounting software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Gem identification databases
- Inventory tracking software
- Web browser software
- Jewelry design software