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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
- Facetor
- 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
- Gemologist
- Gem Stone Cutter
- Gem Expert
- Gem Cutter
- Gem Carver
- 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 “Gemologist”
- 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 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.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
- Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- 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.
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- 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.
- 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.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Diamond saws
- Glass cutting saws
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Gem drills
- Angle grinders
- Digital micrometers
- Grinders
- Polishing laps
- Ring saws
- Diamond girding lathes
- Crack hammers
- Digital calipers
- Lapidary slitters
- Vibratory tumblers
- Piezo microtorches
- Revolving saws
- Sphere machines
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Laser engraving tools
- Glass polishers
- Polishing wheels
- Chipping hammers
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Cross peen hammers
- Precision file sets
- Diamond grinders
- Jewelers' hammers
- Precision rulers
- Cutting laps
- Vibrating laps
- Mini hand clamps
- Digital balances
- Steam cleaners
- Digital polariscopes
- Precision tape measures
- Stone polishers
- Handheld magnifiers
- Jewelers kits
- Mini drills
- Bench refractometers
- Arbors
- Faceting machines
- Lapidary units
- Rock picks
- Mini bench vises
- Spectrophotometers
- Belt sanders
- Bead drilling vises
- Jewelers' loupes
- Trim saws
- Glass bevelers
- Digital still cameras
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Inspection microscopes
- Optically magnified facet machines
- GemCad
- Web browser software
- Business accounting software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Inventory tracking software
- Gem identification databases
- Jewelry design software