Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
2. 02Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
3. 03Cut and file pieces of jewelry such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.
4. 04Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
5. 05Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
6. 06Compute costs of labor and materials to determine production costs of products and articles.
7. 07Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
8. 08Grade stones based on their color, perfection, and quality of cut.
9. 09Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
10. 10Shape and straighten damaged or twisted articles by hand or using pliers.
11. 11Create new jewelry designs and modify existing designs, using computers as necessary.
12. 12Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.

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