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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
Also Known As…
- Quality Control Specialist
- Lapidarist
- Gemologist
- 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
- 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 “Gem and Diamond Workers”
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
- Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
- 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.
- Regulate the speed of revolutions and reciprocating actions of drilling mechanisms.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- 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.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- 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 gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
- Replace, true, and sharpen blades, drills, and plates.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
- Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
Related Technology & Tools
- Jewelers' mandrels
- Digital calipers
- Diamond girding lathes
- Precision rulers
- Chipping hammers
- Lapidary slitters
- Belt sanders
- Digital still cameras
- Faceting machines
- Arbors
- Inspection microscopes
- Thermal conductivity testers
- Jewelers kits
- Glass polishers
- Mini bench vises
- Specific gravity liquid sets
- Ultraviolet UV lights
- Diamond grinders
- Digital balances
- Revolving saws
- Precision tape measures
- Stone polishers
- Vibrating laps
- Vibratory tumblers
- Trim saws
- Jewelers' loupes
- Digital polariscopes
- Rock picks
- Spectrophotometers
- Lapidary units
- Precision file sets
- Angle grinders
- Laser engraving tools
- Cross peen hammers
- Glass cutting saws
- Digital micrometers
- Ring saws
- Glass bevelers
- Optically magnified facet machines
- Piezo microtorches
- Bench refractometers
- Mini hand clamps
- Gem drills
- Polishing laps
- Bead drilling vises
- Grinders
- Handheld magnifiers
- Crack hammers
- Jewelers' hammers
- Cutting laps
- Sphere machines
- Mini drills
- Steam cleaners
- Polishing wheels
- Diamond saws
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Jewelry design software
- Business accounting software
- Web browser software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
- Inventory tracking software
- Gem identification databases
- GemCad