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Job Description

Fabricate and repair jewelry articles. Make models or molds to create jewelry items.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9071.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Jewelers”.

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Tasks for “Girdler”

Weigh, mix, and melt metal alloys or materials needed for jewelry models.
Alter existing jewelry mountings in order to reposition jewels or to adjust mountings.
Assemble and secure mold sections used to cast metal articles and pieces.
Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
Immerse gemstones in chemical solutions to determine specific gravity and other key properties necessary for identification and appraisal.
Create new jewelry designs and modify existing designs, using computers as necessary.
Chase decorative designs on silver blanks that are to be used as models for steel production dies.
Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.
Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
Compute costs of labor and materials in order to determine production costs of products and articles.
Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
Remove mold castings from metal or jewelry workpieces, and place workpieces in water or on trays to cool.
Determine appraised values of diamonds and other gemstones based on price guides, market fluctuations, and stone grades and rarity.
Cut, shape, and smooth gemstones, pearls, and metal pieces, using abrasives, grinding stones, and power and hand tools.
Record the weights and processing times of finished pieces.
Write or modify design specifications such as the metal contents and weights of items.
Melt and roll out metal into sheets or bars, and stamp out jewelry such as gold and silver chains, using presses or dies.
Remove molds from cast articles, clean them, and apply shellac and powder to preserve them for reuse.
Grade stones based on their color, perfection, and quality of cut.
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
Press models into clay, and build up clay around exposed parts of models to retain plaster.
Mark and drill holes in jewelry mountings in order to center stones according to design specifications.
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
Rotate molds in order to distribute molten material and prevent formation of air pockets.
Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
Burn grooves or crevices in molds in order to correct defects, using soldering guns.
Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
Research and analyze reference materials, and consult with interested parties in order to develop new products or modify existing designs.
Fabricate, modify, or repair jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.
Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
Pour molten metal alloys or other materials into molds in order to cast models of jewelry.
Examine gemstone surfaces and internal structures to evaluate genuineness, quality, and value, using polariscopes, refractometers, and other optical instruments.
Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
Build sand molds in flasks, following patterns and heat flasks to dry and harden molds, using furnaces or torches.
Place metal samples in frames, pack raw rubber around samples, and clamp samples, frames, and rubber into vulcanizing machines.
Buy and sell jewelry, or serve as agents between buyers and sellers.
Soften metal to be used in designs by heating it with a gas torch and shape it, using hammers and dies.

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