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