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