Gem and Diamond Workers
Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.
Tasks 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.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +1.0%
National: -3.7%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$47,450.00
State
$54,660.00
Regional
Gem and Diamond Workers
Description
| Career Cluster: | Manufacturing
|
Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Gem and Diamond Workers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 57.85%
- Bachelor's Degree = 19.01%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 15.19%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 7.95%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 32.73%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 28.08%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 17.30%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 9.71%
- None = 6.33%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 2.94%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 2.91%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 29.27%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 21.41%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 16.16%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 14.92%
- None = 6.33%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.07%
- Up to and including 1 month = 2.94%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 2.91%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 21.73%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 20.76%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 19.75%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 17.03%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 14.92%
- None or short demonstration = 2.91%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 2.91%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Gem and Diamond Workers
Tasks
Core Tasks 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.
- Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Examine diamonds or gems to ascertain the shape, cut, and width of cut stones, or to select the cuts that will result in the biggest, best quality stones.
- Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
- Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters to cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish them.
- Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
- Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding, drilling, or shaping.
- Measure sizes of stones' bore holes and cuts to ensure adherence to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Select shaping wheels for tasks, and mix and apply abrasives, bort, or polishing compounds.
- Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Gem and Diamond Workers
Knowledge
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 64.25 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
| 55.25 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
| 51.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
| 50.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
| 49.75 | Sales and Marketing | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
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Skills
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 59.50 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
| 53.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| 53.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| 50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
| 50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Gem and Diamond Workers
Abilities
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 78.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| 65.50 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
| 62.50 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
| 59.50 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
| 56.25 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
| 53.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
| 53.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
| 53.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| 53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
| 53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
| 50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| 50.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| 50.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
| 50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| 50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| 50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
| 50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Gem and Diamond Workers
Work Activities
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 68.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
| 67.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
| 65.00 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| 62.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| 59.75 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
| 57.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| 57.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
| 56.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| 52.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| 51.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| 50.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| 50.50 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
| 50.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
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Work Styles
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 95.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
| 90.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
| 86.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
| 72.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
| 71.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
| 70.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
| 70.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
| 68.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
| 68.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
| 61.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
| 61.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
| 59.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
| 57.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
| 57.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
| 54.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
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Work Values
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
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Work Context
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 97.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
| 97.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
| 96.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
| 95.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
| 95.00 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
| 94.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
| 92.80 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
| 90.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
| 90.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
| 88.40 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
| 88.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
| 87.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
| 85.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
| 84.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
| 78.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
| 76.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
| 74.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
| 66.80 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
| 65.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
| 64.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
| 59.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
| 58.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
| 57.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
| 53.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
| 51.40 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
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Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
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Earnings Benefits*
| Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $30,790.00 | $47,450.00 | $62,070.00 |
| Virginia | $37,590.00 | $54,660.00 | $73,570.00 |
| Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
| Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $36,170.00 | $47,670.00 | $56,930.00 |
| Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Hampton Roads | $37,910.00 | $48,470.00 | $63,160.00 |
| New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Northern Virginia | $47,270.00 | $60,710.00 | $77,060.00 |
| Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)
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Employment Projections
USA: 2023-2033
Virginia: 2022-2032
Regions: 2020-2030
| Current | Projected | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46,200 | 44,500 | -3.7% |
| Virginia | 841 | 849 | +1.0% |
| Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
| Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Bench Jeweler
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- Gem Expert
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- Girdler
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- Jewelry Cutter
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- Pearl Peller
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- Phonograph Needle Tip Maker
- Quality Control Specialist
- Sapphire Stylus Grinder
- Spotter
- Stone Setter Apprentice
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