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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 Cutter
- 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 Grader
- Diamond Driller
- Diamond Die Polisher
- Diamond Die Driller
- Diamond Cleaver
- Diamond Cleaner
- Diamond Assorter
- Brilliandeer Lopper
- Bench Jeweler
Tasks for “Diamond Grader”
- Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- 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.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- 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.
- 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.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- 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.
- Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Grinders
- Diamond girding lathes
- Bead drilling vises
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Mini hand clamps
- Revolving saws
- Diamond grinders
- Gem drills
- Trim saws
- Rock picks
- Laser engraving tools
- Jewelers kits
- Mini drills
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Diamond saws
- Polishing laps
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Angle grinders
- Glass polishers
- Precision tape measures
- Digital polariscopes
- Precision rulers
- Piezo microtorches
- Digital calipers
- Inspection microscopes
- Sphere machines
- Cross peen hammers
- Belt sanders
- Glass bevelers
- Spectrophotometers
- Ring saws
- Handheld magnifiers
- Precision file sets
- Chipping hammers
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Arbors
- Lapidary slitters
- Jewelers' loupes
- Vibratory tumblers
- Glass cutting saws
- Lapidary units
- Bench refractometers
- Mini bench vises
- Polishing wheels
- Steam cleaners
- Jewelers' hammers
- Stone polishers
- Vibrating laps
- Digital still cameras
- Digital micrometers
- Crack hammers
- Cutting laps
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Digital balances
- Faceting machines
- Business accounting software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Inventory tracking software
- GemCad
- Jewelry design software
- Web browser software
- Gem identification databases