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