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