How do they match: Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

  • Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

  • Gem Cutter

  • Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.

  • Cut and file pieces of jewelry such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.
  • Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
  • Anneal precious metal objects such as coffeepots, tea sets, and trays in gas ovens for prescribed times to soften metal for reworking.
  • Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.
  • Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
  • Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
  • Grade stones based on their color, perfection, and quality of cut.
  • Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
  • Pierce and cut open designs in ornamentation, using hand drills and scroll saws.
  • Rotate molds to distribute alloys and to prevent formation of air pockets.

  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
  • Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.
  • Repair precision devices or workpieces.
  • Reshape small metal components for precision assembly.