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