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Gem and Diamond Workers
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Gem
and
Diamond Workers
2
Alternate Occupation Titles
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.
10
Tasks
Advise customers
and
others on the best
use
of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
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.
Identify
and
document stones' clarity characteristics,
using
plot diagrams.
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.
Measure sizes of stones' bore holes
and
cuts to ensure adherence to specifications,
using
precision measuring instruments.
Place stones in clamps on polishing machines
and
polish facets of stones,
using
felt-covered or canvas-covered polishing wheels
and
polishing compounds such as tripoli
and
rouge.
Secure stones in metal mountings,
using
solder.
Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections,
using
blades
and
jewelers' hammers.
1
Detailed Work Activity
Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces
using
patterns or other references.
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How do they match: 51-9071.06 - Gem and Diamond Workers
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