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