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How do they match:
Gem and Diamond Workers
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Gem
and
Diamond
Workers
22
Alternate Occupation Titles
Gem
Cutter
Gem
Expert
Gem
Stone Cutter
Gemologist
Diamond
Assorter
Diamond
Cleaner
Diamond
Cleaver
Diamond
Cutter
Diamond
Die Driller
Diamond
Die Polisher
Diamond
Driller
Diamond
Grader
Diamond
Heister
Diamond
Mounter
Diamond
Picker
Diamond
Polisher
Diamond
Sawer
Diamond
Selector
Diamond
Setter
Diamond
Setter Apprentice
Diamond
Sizer
and
Grader
Jewel Blocker
and
Sawyer
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of
gems
and
diamonds
used in jewelry or industrial tools.
12
Tasks
Advise customers
and
others on the best use of
gems
to create attractive jewelry items.
Estimate wholesale
and
retail value of
gems
, following pricing guides, market fluctuations,
and
other relevant economic factors.
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.
Examine
gems
during processing to ensure accuracy of angles
and
positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
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.
Hold stones,
gems
, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities
and
key properties of
gemstones
or substitutes.
Lap girdles on rough
diamonds
, using
diamond
girdling lathes.
Locate
and
mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using
diamond
chips
and
power hand tools.
Secure
gems
or
diamonds
in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
Sort rough
diamonds
into categories based on shape, size, color,
and
quality.
Split
gems
along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades
and
jewelers' hammers.
1
Detailed Work Activity
Examine physical characteristics of
gemstones
or precious metals.
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