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CAREER
Gem and Diamond Workers
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$41,900
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
-10% (decline)
Most Common Level of Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Career
What Gem and Diamond Workers Do
Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.
Other Job Titles Gem and Diamond Workers May Have
Diamond Cutter, Diamond Grader, Diamond Picker, Diamond Polisher, Diamond Sawer, Diamond Setter, Facetor, Gemologist, Lapidarist
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
- Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
- Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
- 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.
- Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Gem and Diamond Workers
Most common level of education among people in
this career: High school diploma or equivalent (27%)
High school diploma or equivalent
Some college, no degree
Bachelor's degree
Other*
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
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