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