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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 Sawer
- Diamond Polisher
- Diamond Picker
- 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 Setter
- Diamond Selector
- Diamond Mounter
- Diamond Driller
- Diamond Die Polisher
- Diamond Die Driller
- Diamond Cleaver
- Diamond Cleaner
- Diamond Assorter
- Brilliandeer Lopper
- Bench Jeweler
Tasks for “Diamond Setter”
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- 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.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital micrometers
- Glass polishers
- Angle grinders
- Digital still cameras
- Bead drilling vises
- Lapidary units
- Steam cleaners
- Mini hand clamps
- Mini bench vises
- Vibrating laps
- Piezo microtorches
- Inspection microscopes
- Gem drills
- Digital calipers
- Mini drills
- Handheld magnifiers
- Sphere machines
- Rock picks
- Belt sanders
- Vibratory tumblers
- Diamond saws
- Diamond girding lathes
- Faceting machines
- Chipping hammers
- Digital polariscopes
- Revolving saws
- Jewelers' loupes
- Precision file sets
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Jewelers' hammers
- Lapidary slitters
- Diamond grinders
- Trim saws
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Grinders
- Stone polishers
- Spectrophotometers
- Crack hammers
- Glass bevelers
- Digital balances
- Arbors
- Glass cutting saws
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Ring saws
- Jewelers kits
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Polishing wheels
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Laser engraving tools
- Precision tape measures
- Polishing laps
- Precision rulers
- Cross peen hammers
- Cutting laps
- Bench refractometers
- Business accounting software
- Jewelry design software
- GemCad
- Gem identification databases
- Inventory tracking software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Web browser software