Description

Jewellers and workers in related occupations fabricate, assemble, repair and appraise fine jewellery. Watch repairers and related workers repair, clean, adjust and fabricate parts for clocks and watches. They are employed by jewellery, clock and watch manufacturers and retail stores, by jewellery and watch repair shops or they may be self-employed.

Job Titles

• Gem cutter

Main Duties

• Fabricate and repair precious and semi-precious metal jewellery, such as rings, brooches, pendants, bracelets and lockets
• Examine, cut, shape and polish diamonds using optical instruments, lathes and laps
• Examine, cut, shape and polish precious and synthetic gems using optical instruments, cutting disks and laps
• Appraise gemstones and diamonds to differentiate between stones, identify rare specimens and to detect peculiarity affecting stone values
• Set precious and semi-precious stones in jewellery mountings, according to specifications
• May supervise other jewellers.

Workplaces

• Jewellery manufacturers
• Jewellery repair shops
• Jewellery retail stores
• Self-employment

Skills

• Quality Control Testing
• Equipment and Tool Selection
• Evaluation
• Management of Financial Resources
• Management of Material Resources

Abilities

• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Colour Perception
• Control of Settings
• Finger Dexterity
• Manual Dexterity

Personal Attributes

• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Independence

Similar Occupations

• Jewellery assembler (in 94219.01 Product assemblers and finishers)
• Goldsmith; Silversmith (in 53124.03 Metal art workers)

Source: OaSIS