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