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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”
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- 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.
- Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
Related Technology & Tools
- Jewelers' hammers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Piezo microtorches
- Precision file sets
- Rock picks
- Glass polishers
- Vibrating laps
- Revolving saws
- Vibratory tumblers
- Digital polariscopes
- Handheld magnifiers
- Bead drilling vises
- Grinders
- Precision rulers
- Mini hand clamps
- Digital balances
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Diamond saws
- Polishing laps
- Precision tape measures
- Belt sanders
- Ring saws
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Chipping hammers
- Diamond girding lathes
- Steam cleaners
- Digital still cameras
- Glass bevelers
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Lapidary slitters
- Digital calipers
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Mini bench vises
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Cutting laps
- Jewelers kits
- Diamond grinders
- Sphere machines
- Gem drills
- Stone polishers
- Mini drills
- Faceting machines
- Inspection microscopes
- Angle grinders
- Glass cutting saws
- Trim saws
- Lapidary units
- Polishing wheels
- Jewelers' loupes
- Spectrophotometers
- Arbors
- Cross peen hammers
- Laser engraving tools
- Digital micrometers
- Crack hammers
- Bench refractometers
- Business accounting software
- Inventory tracking software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Web browser software
- GemCad
- Jewelry design software
- Gem identification databases