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