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

  • Jewelry Designer

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

  • Compute costs of labor and materials to determine production costs of products and articles.
  • Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
  • Create new jewelry designs and modify existing designs, using computers as necessary.
  • Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
  • Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
  • Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
  • Pierce and cut open designs in ornamentation, using hand drills and scroll saws.
  • Research and analyze reference materials, and consult with interested parties to develop new products or modify existing designs.
  • Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
  • Soften metal to be used in designs by heating it with a gas torch and shape it, using hammers and dies.
  • Write or modify design specifications such as the metal contents and weights of items.

  • Design jewelry or decorative objects.
  • Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications.
  • Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.