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Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

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

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This source lists 30 tasks, including 21 marked Core and 9 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2025.

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30 tasks shown

Core · Task 23624 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.

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Core · Task 23621 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.

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Core · Task 23622 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.

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Core · Task 23625 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Cut and file pieces of jewelry such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.

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Core · Task 23628 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.

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Core · Task 23623 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.

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Core · Task 23627 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Compute costs of labor and materials to determine production costs of products and articles.

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Core · Task 23620 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.

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Core · Task 23635 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Grade stones based on their color, perfection, and quality of cut.

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Core · Task 23626 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.

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Core · Task 23632 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Shape and straighten damaged or twisted articles by hand or using pliers.

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Core · Task 23638 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Create new jewelry designs and modify existing designs, using computers as necessary.

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Core · Task 23636 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.

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Core · Task 23640 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Record the weights and processing times of finished pieces.

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Core · Task 23630 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.

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Core · Task 23637 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Write or modify design specifications such as the metal contents and weights of items.

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Core · Task 23633 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Soften metal to be used in designs by heating it with a gas torch and shape it, using hammers and dies.

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Core · Task 23629 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Pierce and cut open designs in ornamentation, using hand drills and scroll saws.

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Core · Task 23645 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Research and analyze reference materials, and consult with interested parties to develop new products or modify existing designs.

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Core · Task 23642 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.

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Core · Task 23631 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Pour molten metal alloys or other materials into molds to cast models of jewelry.

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Supplemental · Task 23639 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Buy and sell jewelry, or serve as agents between buyers and sellers.

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Supplemental · Task 23634 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Determine appraised values of diamonds and other gemstones based on price guides, market fluctuations, and stone grades and rarity.

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Supplemental · Task 23641 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.

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Supplemental · Task 23644 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.

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Supplemental · Task 23643 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.

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Supplemental · Task 23649 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Rout out locations where parts are to be joined to items, using routing machines.

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Supplemental · Task 23647 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Weigh, mix, and melt metal alloys or materials needed for jewelry models.

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Supplemental · Task 23646 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Anneal precious metal objects such as coffeepots, tea sets, and trays in gas ovens for prescribed times to soften metal for reworking.

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Supplemental · Task 23648 · 08/2025 · Incumbent

Rotate molds to distribute alloys and to prevent formation of air pockets.

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