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