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