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