How do they match: Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

  • Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

  • Layout Worker
  • Layout Operator
  • Metal Engraver
  • Metal Finisher
  • Metal Polisher
  • Craft Worker
  • Jewelry Bench Worker
  • Lay-Out Worker
  • Pottery and Porcelain Mold Maker

  • Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.

  • Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
  • Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.
  • Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
  • Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
  • Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
  • Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
  • Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
  • Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
  • Pour molten metal alloys or other materials into molds to cast models of jewelry.
  • Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
  • Soften metal to be used in designs by heating it with a gas torch and shape it, using hammers and dies.
  • Weigh, mix, and melt metal alloys or materials needed for jewelry models.
  • Write or modify design specifications such as the metal contents and weights of items.

  • Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.
  • Reshape small metal components for precision assembly.
  • Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.
  • Smooth metal surfaces or edges.