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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 Grader
- 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 Picker
- Diamond Mounter
- Diamond Driller
- Diamond Die Polisher
- Diamond Die Driller
- Diamond Cleaver
- Diamond Cleaner
- Diamond Assorter
- Brilliandeer Lopper
- Bench Jeweler
Tasks for “Diamond Picker”
- Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- 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.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- 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.
- 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.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- 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.
- Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
- 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.
- Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
Related Technology & Tools
- Jewelers' hammers
- Spectrophotometers
- Angle grinders
- Bead drilling vises
- Chipping hammers
- Precision rulers
- Vibrating laps
- Digital polariscopes
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Glass bevelers
- Jewelers' loupes
- Mini drills
- Lapidary units
- Diamond saws
- Digital calipers
- Precision tape measures
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Grinders
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Cross peen hammers
- Mini bench vises
- Stone polishers
- Glass cutting saws
- Handheld magnifiers
- Trim saws
- Mini hand clamps
- Revolving saws
- Gem drills
- Lapidary slitters
- Belt sanders
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Ring saws
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Diamond girding lathes
- Bench refractometers
- Polishing wheels
- Crack hammers
- Inspection microscopes
- Digital balances
- Steam cleaners
- Polishing laps
- Rock picks
- Digital micrometers
- Sphere machines
- Glass polishers
- Faceting machines
- Diamond grinders
- Jewelers kits
- Vibratory tumblers
- Cutting laps
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Piezo microtorches
- Arbors
- Laser engraving tools
- Precision file sets
- Digital still cameras
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Jewelry design software
- Inventory tracking software
- Business accounting software
- GemCad
- Web browser software
- Gem identification databases