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