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