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

  • Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

  • Artist

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

  • Anneal precious metal objects such as coffeepots, tea sets, and trays in gas ovens for prescribed times to soften metal for reworking.
  • Compute costs of labor and materials to determine production costs of products and articles.
  • 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.
  • Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
  • Rotate molds to distribute alloys and to prevent formation of air pockets.
  • Shape and straighten damaged or twisted articles by hand or using pliers.

  • 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.