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