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