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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 Cutter
- 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 Designer”
- 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.
- Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- 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.
- Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- 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.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- 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.
- 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.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- 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.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- 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.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital still cameras
- Spectrophotometers
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Revolving saws
- Digital polariscopes
- Ring saws
- Polishing laps
- Precision tape measures
- Bench refractometers
- Steam cleaners
- Faceting machines
- Mini bench vises
- Belt sanders
- Digital calipers
- Precision rulers
- Glass cutting saws
- Bead drilling vises
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Laser engraving tools
- Digital balances
- Cross peen hammers
- Lapidary slitters
- Gem drills
- Vibrating laps
- Arbors
- Mini hand clamps
- Handheld magnifiers
- Angle grinders
- Lapidary units
- Diamond saws
- Vibratory tumblers
- Jewelers' loupes
- Trim saws
- Mini drills
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Precision file sets
- Chipping hammers
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Polishing wheels
- Glass polishers
- Diamond girding lathes
- Stone polishers
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Inspection microscopes
- Sphere machines
- Jewelers kits
- Diamond grinders
- Rock picks
- Jewelers' hammers
- Grinders
- Cutting laps
- Glass bevelers
- Digital micrometers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Crack hammers
- Piezo microtorches
- Inventory tracking software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Gem identification databases
- Web browser software
- Jewelry design software
- GemCad
- Business accounting software