Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
On the Job
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers design, create, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry made from precious stones or metals. They may cut gems and polish diamonds.
Physical Demands
This career requires good eyesight.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Design jewelry or decorative objects.
- Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
- Design jewelry or decorative objects.
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- Evaluate quality of materials or products.
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
- Adjust position of molds during processing.
- Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
- Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Having face-to-face discussions.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Exposure to contaminants (like gases or odors).
- Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
- Exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
- High levels of competition.
- Dealing with external customers.
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