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