Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers

Also called: Bench Jeweler, Goldsmith, Jeweler

Career Cluster: Manufacturing
What they do:
Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.
On the job, you would:
  • Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
  • Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
  • Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • design
  • mechanical
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
  • manufacture and distribution of products
Business
  • customer service
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Hand and Finger Use
  • put together small parts with your fingers
  • keep your arm or hand steady
Verbal
  • listen and understand what people say
  • communicate by speaking
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Innovation
  • Initiative
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Computer aided design CAD software
  • Computer assisted jewelry design CAD software
  • Metal designing software
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Graphics or photo imaging software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $81,610.00
Median: $49,140.00
Low: $33,890.00
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