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Jewelers

SOC 51-9071.01

Fabricate and repair jewelry articles. Make models or molds to create jewelry items.

Zone 3 Production
8
Skills
8
Knowledge
3
Job Zone
No
Green

Top Skills 8

Operations Analysis
3.2
Judgment and Decision Making
3.2
Critical Thinking
3.1
Time Management
3.1
Speaking
3.0
Complex Problem Solving
3.0
Reading Comprehension
2.9
Active Listening
2.9

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service
4.1
Design
3.8
Production and Processing
3.6
Sales and Marketing
3.3
Mechanical
3.0
Mathematics
2.9
Administration and Management
2.8
English Language
2.7

Key Tasks

1Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
2Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
3Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
4Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
5Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.

Also Known As

Antique Jewelry Repairer Appraisal Technician Arborer Bead Maker Bench Hand Bench Jeweler Bench Molder Bench Molder Apprentice Bracelet and Brooch Maker Brilliandeer Looper

Tools & Equipment

Air compressors Awl sets Bail pliers Ball peen hammers Banding pliers

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