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