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Jobs / Production and manufacturing / 51-9071.06

Gem and Diamond Workers

Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.

US jobs
22,440 (SOC 51-9071 group, "Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers")
Median wage
$52,540 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of gem and diamond workers?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 51-9071 group).

  • 13%Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or productsNot measured
  • 7%Determine values or prices of goods or servicesNot measured
  • 7%Create artistic designs or performancesNot measured
  • 7%Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipmentNot measured
  • 6%Smooth surfaces of objects or equipmentNot measured
  • 5%Position workpieces or materials on equipmentNot measured
  • 5%Evaluate production inputs or outputsNot measured
  • 4%Shape materials to create productsNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in production and manufacturing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
  • Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
  • Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
  • 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.
  • Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
  • Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
  • Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
Other job titles for this occupation (38)

Diamond Cutter · Diamond Grader · Diamond Picker · Diamond Polisher · Diamond Setter · Facetor · Gem Carver · Gemologist · Lapidarist · Brilliandeer · Brilliandeer Lopper · Clarity Expert · Diamond Assorter · Diamond Cleaner · Diamond Cleaver · Diamond Die Driller · Diamond Die Polisher · Diamond Driller · Diamond Heister · Diamond Mounter · Diamond Selector · Diamond Sizer · Gem Cutter · Gem Expert · Gem Stone Cutter · Girdler · Jewel Bearing Maker · Jewel Blocker · Jewel Sawyer · Jewel Setter · Jewelry Cutter · Jewelry Gemstone Cutter · Jewelry Setter · Lapidary · Pearl Cutter · Pearl Peller · Pearl Restorer · Sapphire Stylus Grinder