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

  • Jewelry Designer
  • Jewelry Appraiser
  • Jewelry Bearing Maker
  • Jewelry Bench Molder
  • Jewelry Bench Worker
  • Jewelry Drill Operator
  • Jewelry Drilling Machine Operator
  • Jewelry Engine Turner
  • Jewelry Finisher
  • Jewelry Inspector
  • Jewelry Maker
  • Jewelry Mechanic
  • Jewelry Model Maker
  • Jewelry Mold Maker
  • Jewelry Repairer
  • Jewelry Solderer
  • Jewelry Stone Setter
  • Jewelry Technician
  • Antique Jewelry Repairer
  • Silver Jewelry Bench Hand
  • Silver Jewelry Chaser

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

  • Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
  • Buy and sell jewelry, or serve as agents between buyers and sellers.
  • Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
  • Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
  • 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.
  • Cut and file pieces of jewelry such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.
  • Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
  • Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
  • 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.
  • Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
  • Pour molten metal alloys or other materials into molds to cast models of jewelry.
  • 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.
  • Weigh, mix, and melt metal alloys or materials needed for jewelry models.
  • 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.