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

• Bead Maker
• Bench Hand
• Bench-Molder Apprentice
• Bracelet and Brooch Maker
• Caster
• Centrifugal-Casting-Machine Operator
• Chain Maker, Hand
• Dial Maker
• Engine Turner
• Fancy-Wire Drawer
• Gemologist
• Goldbeater
• Jeweler
• Jeweler Apprentice
• Lay-Out Worker
• Locket Maker
• Model Maker I
• Model Maker II
• Model-Maker Apprentice
• Mold Maker I
• Mold Maker II
• Mold-Maker Apprentice
• Molder, Bench
• Pearl Restorer
• Ring Maker
• Sample Maker I
• Sample Maker II
• Solderer
• Stone Setter
• Stone-Setter Apprentice

• Alter existing jewelry mountings in order to reposition jewels or to adjust mountings.
• Assemble and secure mold sections used to cast metal articles and pieces.
• Build sand molds in flasks, following patterns and heat flasks to dry and harden molds, using furnaces or torches.
• Burn grooves or crevices in molds in order to correct defects, using soldering guns.
• Buy and sell jewelry, or serve as agents between buyers and sellers.
• Chase decorative designs on silver blanks that are to be used as models for steel production dies.
• Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
• Compute costs of labor and materials in order to determine production costs of products and articles.
• Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.
• Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
• Create new jewelry designs and modify existing designs, using computers as necessary.
• Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
• Cut, shape, and smooth gemstones, pearls, and metal pieces, using abrasives, grinding stones, and power and hand tools.
• Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
• Determine appraised values of diamonds and other gemstones based on price guides, market fluctuations, and stone grades and rarity.
• Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
• Examine gemstone surfaces and internal structures to evaluate genuineness, quality, and value, using polariscopes, refractometers, and other optical instruments.
• Fabricate, modify, or repair jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.
• Grade stones based on their color, perfection, and quality of cut.
• Immerse gemstones in chemical solutions to determine specific gravity and other key properties necessary for identification and appraisal.
• Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
• Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
• Mark and drill holes in jewelry mountings in order to center stones according to design specifications.
• Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
• Melt and roll out metal into sheets or bars, and stamp out jewelry such as gold and silver chains, using presses or dies.
• Place metal samples in frames, pack raw rubber around samples, and clamp samples, frames, and rubber into vulcanizing machines.
• 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 in order to cast models of jewelry.
• Press models into clay, and build up clay around exposed parts of models to retain plaster.
• Record the weights and processing times of finished pieces.
• Remove mold castings from metal or jewelry workpieces, and place workpieces in water or on trays to cool.
• Remove molds from cast articles, clean them, and apply shellac and powder to preserve them for reuse.
• Research and analyze reference materials, and consult with interested parties in order to develop new products or modify existing designs.
• Rotate molds in order to distribute molten material and prevent formation of air pockets.
• Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
• Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
• 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.

• cast metal objects
• compute production, construction, or installation specifications
• confer with engineering, technical or manufacturing personnel
• cut gemstones
• cut metal or plastic
• design molds
• determine specifications
• engrave variety of materials and products
• estimate production costs
• examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
• fabricate model or mold for jewelry, silverware or related products
• fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
• grade, classify, or sort products according to specifications
• hand carve objects from stone or other materials
• hand engrave jewelry-related products
• inspect merchandise to determine value
• lay out machining, welding or precision assembly projects
• make independent judgment in assembly procedures
• measure, weigh, or count products or materials
• mix paint, ingredients, or chemicals, according to specifications
• operate centrifugal casting machine
• operate metal or plastic fabricating equipment/machinery
• polish jewelry, silverware or related products
• precision cast patterns, molds, or dies
• read technical drawings
• recognize characteristics of alloys
• recognize characteristics of metals
• set gemstones
• solder metal parts or components together
• test manufactured products or materials
• use acetylene welding/cutting torch
• use cash registers
• use engraving techniques
• use hand or power tools
• use precision measuring tools or equipment
• use soldering equipment