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