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