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