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51-9071.00Apprenticeship

Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers

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

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Key Tasks

  • Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
  • 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.
  • Cut and file pieces of jewelry such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.
  • Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
  • Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
  • Compute costs of labor and materials to determine production costs of products and articles.
  • Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
  • Grade stones based on their color, perfection, and quality of cut.
  • Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
  • Determine appraised values of diamonds and other gemstones based on price guides, market fluctuations, and stone grades and rarity.
  • Shape and straighten damaged or twisted articles by hand or using pliers.
  • Buy and sell jewelry, or serve as agents between buyers and sellers.
  • Create new jewelry designs and modify existing designs, using computers as necessary.
  • Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
  • Record the weights and processing times of finished pieces.
  • Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.
  • Soften metal to be used in designs by heating it with a gas torch and shape it, using hammers and dies.
  • Write or modify design specifications such as the metal contents and weights of items.
  • Pierce and cut open designs in ornamentation, using hand drills and scroll saws.
  • Research and analyze reference materials, and consult with interested parties to develop new products or modify existing designs.
  • Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
  • Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
  • Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
  • Pour molten metal alloys or other materials into molds to cast models of jewelry.
  • Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
  • Rout out locations where parts are to be joined to items, using routing machines.
  • Weigh, mix, and melt metal alloys or materials needed for jewelry models.
  • Anneal precious metal objects such as coffeepots, tea sets, and trays in gas ovens for prescribed times to soften metal for reworking.
  • Rotate molds to distribute alloys and to prevent formation of air pockets.

Skills

Active Listening
53%
Speaking
50%
Critical Thinking
50%
Social Perceptiveness
47%
Coordination
47%
Judgment and Decision Making
47%
Reading Comprehension
44%
Monitoring
44%
Service Orientation
41%
Time Management
41%
Complex Problem Solving
41%
Instructing
38%
Writing
38%
Active Learning
35%
Persuasion
31%
Negotiation
31%
Learning Strategies
31%
Management of Personnel Resources
28%
Operations Monitoring
28%
Quality Control Analysis
28%
Mathematics
25%
Systems Analysis
25%
Operation and Control
25%
Equipment Selection
25%
Repairing
22%
Troubleshooting
22%
Management of Material Resources
22%
Systems Evaluation
22%
Equipment Maintenance
22%
Technology Design
19%
Management of Financial Resources
16%
Programming
10%
Operations Analysis
6%
Science
6%
Installation
0%

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
82%
Design
76%
Sales and Marketing
71%
Production and Processing
71%
Administration and Management
68%
Mechanical
60%
Mathematics
54%
Administrative
54%
Engineering and Technology
54%
Fine Arts
53%
Economics and Accounting
52%
Education and Training
50%
Computers and Electronics
49%
English Language
47%
Personnel and Human Resources
44%
Communications and Media
42%
Chemistry
42%
Public Safety and Security
40%
Physics
38%
Psychology
30%
Law and Government
29%
Building and Construction
28%
Telecommunications
23%
Transportation
20%
Sociology and Anthropology
19%
History and Archeology
16%
Foreign Language
12%
Geography
11%
Biology
9%
Philosophy and Theology
8%
Therapy and Counseling
6%
Food Production
4%
Medicine and Dentistry
4%

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Abilities

Near Vision
72%
Finger Dexterity
66%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
63%
Oral Comprehension
56%
Visualization
53%
Category Flexibility
53%
Oral Expression
53%
Originality
53%
Deductive Reasoning
50%
Problem Sensitivity
50%
Speech Recognition
50%
Speech Clarity
50%
Information Ordering
50%
Visual Color Discrimination
50%
Fluency of Ideas
47%
Inductive Reasoning
47%
Written Comprehension
47%
Control Precision
47%
Manual Dexterity
47%
Flexibility of Closure
44%
Selective Attention
44%
Written Expression
41%
Perceptual Speed
38%
Far Vision
35%
Time Sharing
35%
Depth Perception
31%
Wrist-Finger Speed
28%
Number Facility
28%
Hearing Sensitivity
25%
Auditory Attention
25%
Mathematical Reasoning
25%
Multilimb Coordination
25%
Trunk Strength
25%
Speed of Closure
25%
Memorization
25%
Reaction Time
22%
Static Strength
22%
Dynamic Strength
22%
Extent Flexibility
19%
Rate Control
19%
Explosive Strength
13%
Peripheral Vision
10%
Spatial Orientation
10%
Response Orientation
10%
Stamina
6%
Speed of Limb Movement
6%
Gross Body Equilibrium
6%
Gross Body Coordination
6%
Sound Localization
3%
Night Vision
3%
Glare Sensitivity
3%
Dynamic Flexibility
3%

Work Activities

Thinking Creatively
85%
Controlling Machines and Processes
74%
Getting Information
73%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
71%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
69%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
69%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
69%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
69%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
65%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
64%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
62%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
60%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
59%
Selling or Influencing Others
57%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
57%
Handling and Moving Objects
54%
Documenting/Recording Information
54%
Training and Teaching Others
54%
Processing Information
53%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
52%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
52%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
51%
Scheduling Work and Activities
50%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
49%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
48%
Working with Computers
47%
Developing and Building Teams
46%
Coaching and Developing Others
44%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
43%
Analyzing Data or Information
43%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
43%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
42%
Performing Administrative Activities
42%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
41%
Assisting and Caring for Others
39%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
38%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
36%
Performing General Physical Activities
34%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
33%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
31%
Staffing Organizational Units
22%

Work Context

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

95%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

95%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

93%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

93%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

91%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

86%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

85%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

84%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

84%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

81%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

80%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

79%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

77%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

77%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

69%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

66%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

64%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

63%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

63%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

62%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

59%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

57%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

56%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

56%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

55%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

55%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

53%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

52%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

50%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

50%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

42%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

38%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

30%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

29%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

27%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

25%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

25%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

20%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

19%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

17%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

16%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

16%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

14%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

13%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

11%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

10%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

8%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

8%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

7%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

6%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

6%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

5%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

4%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

2%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

2%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

1%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

0%

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

25%

Post-secondary certificate

21%

Some college, no degree

19%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

92

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

47

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

38

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

26

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

10

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

1

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
100%
Dependability
73%
Cautiousness
69%
Integrity
65%
Innovation
60%
Achievement Orientation
57%
Perseverance
57%
Self-Confidence
38%
Initiative
30%
Intellectual Curiosity
29%
Self-Control
28%
Stress Tolerance
27%
Adaptability
26%
Sincerity
26%
Optimism
11%
Cooperation
8%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
8%
Social Orientation
5%
Empathy
3%

Work Values

Working Conditions
47%
Achievement
45%
Recognition
36%
Support
36%
Relationships
33%
Independence
25%

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