Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

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Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

What they do

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

Also Called: Artist, Bench Jeweler, Caster, Earrings Fabricator, Gemologist, Goldsmith, Jeweler, Platinum Smith, Restoration Silversmith, Silversmith, Artist, Bench Jeweler, Caster, Earrings Fabricator, Gemologist, Goldsmith, Jeweler, Platinum Smith, Restoration Silversmith, Silversmith

$30,790
Starting Salary (2023)
$47,450
Median Salary (2023)
-2.9%
Projected Job Growth
24,060
Employment (2022)

Typical Tasks

Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
Compute costs of labor and materials to determine production costs of products and articles.
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.

A day in the life

What kind of work is this?

Realistic
Practical, Physical Work
Artistic
Conceptual, Creative Work
Conventional
Organized, Procedural Work

What personality traits do you need to succeed?

Attention to Detail
Integrity
Dependability
Persistence
Achievement/Effort
Initiative

What key skills are needed for this job?

Quality Control Analysis
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making
Monitoring

Expected Knowledge

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.
Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Common Activities

Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
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.
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

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