Gem & Diamond Workers
Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.
Also called: Diamond Cutter, Diamond Setter, Gemologist, Lapidarist
Knowledge:
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- put together small parts with your fingers
- keep your arm or hand steady
- notice when problems happen
- group things in different ways
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Persistence
- Independence
- Cooperation
Technology:
Computer aided design CAD software
- GemCad
- Jewelry design software
- Business accounting software
Analytical or scientific software
- Spectrophotometer analysis software
