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