United States
7313-Jewellery and precious metal workers
Job Title ( International classification ):
Jewellery and precious metal workers
ISCO Code:
7313
Job Description:
Jewellery and precious metal workers design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewellery, ceremonial or religious items, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems. They cut, file, polish and set precious and semi- precious stones including gems and diamonds and engrave designs on jewellery and precious metal articles .They cut and polish diamonds for industrial purposes.
Tasks:
Main Tasks include -
- (a) casting jewellery and other non-ferrous metal articles by hand
- (b) creating new jewellery designs and modifying existing designs, using computers as necessary
- (c) cutting designs in moulds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewellery products
- (d) altering existing jewellery mountings in order to reposition jewels or to adjust mountings. (e) repairing, reshaping and restyling old jewellery or precious metal ware following designs or instructions
- (f) making complete jewellery articles such as rings, necklaces, bangles, brooches and bracelets from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones
- (g) examining 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
- . (h) cutting and polishing gems and setting them in jewellery articles
- (i) engraving or embossing letters, designs or decorative lines on jewellery and precious metal ware
- (j) grinding, drilling and finishing jewel bearings for use in precision instruments such as compasses and chronometers
- (k) examining assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
Inclusions:
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Enameller, jewellery
- Goldsmith
- Jeweller
- Gem setter
- Silversmith
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Careers Indian Standards:
- Auto Bruter (E)
- Boiling Incharge
- Cleaver
- Diamond Assorter (E)
- Embosser, Sheet
- Filer and Assembler
- Final Quality Inspector
- Gem Grinder, Hand
- Gem Polisher, Hand
- Gemstone Driller
- Gemstone Final-shaper & Calibrator
- Gemstone Polisher
- Gemstone Rough Cutter
- Gold Foil Maker
- Goldsmith
- Goldsmith Frame Maker
- Inclusion Plotter
- Jewellery Polisher
- Auto Blocker
- Bottom Polisher
- Component Maker
- Engraver
- Gemstone Facet Maker
- Gemstone Girdle Polisher
- Gemstone Pre-shaper
- Gemstone Thread Maker
- Gold Refiner
- Goldsmith Enameller
- Inlayer, Metal
- Jewellery Engraver
- Leaf Maker, Gold and Silver
- Manual Bruter
- Planner
- Plater
- Polished Grader & Assorter Basic
- Roller, Gold and Silver
- Rough Marker
- Setter
- Spectrum Operator
- Wax Piece Maker
- Wax Tree Maker
- Manual Blocker
- Melter and Refiner
- Metal Setter(Basic)
- Polished Grader & Assorter Advance
- Polisher and Cleaner
- Rough Assorter
- Rubber Mould Maker
- Table Cutter
- Wax Setter (Basic)
Careers ( AUS/NZ Standards ):
Careers ( Canadian Standards ):
Careers (European Standards):
- Chaser
- Coppersmith
- Enameller
- Engraver (jewellery and precious-metal)
- Engraver of precious metals
- Gemmologist
- Gold and silver products checker
- Gold jewellery worker
- Gold or silver worker
- Goldsmith
- Jeweller
- Jewel setter
- Paintbrush maker
- Precious metal printer
- Precious stone cutter
- Silver jewellery worker
- Silversmith
Careers ( Pakistan Standards):
Careers (Singapore Standards):
Careers (South Africa):
