Gem & Diamond Workers
Diamond Cutter, Diamond Setter, Gemologist, Lapidarist
What they do:
Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- management
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Skills
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- put together small parts with your fingers
Ideas and Logic
- group things in different ways
- use rules to solve problems
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Cautiousness
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Achievement Orientation
- Intellectual Curiosity
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Computer aided design CAD software
- GemCad
- Jewelry design software
Accounting software
- Business accounting software
Analytical or scientific software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
Education
Education: (rated 2 of 4)
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
Explore More
- Etchers & Engravers
- Grinding & Polishing Workers, Hand
- Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers
- Stone Cutters & Carvers, Manufacturing
- Tool Grinders, Filers, & Sharpeners
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