01
Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
02
Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
03
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
04
Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
05
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
06
Cut and file pieces of jewelry such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.
07
Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
08
Compute costs of labor and materials in order to determine production costs of products and articles.
09
Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
10
Anneal precious metal objects such as coffeepots, tea sets, and trays in gas ovens for prescribed times to soften metal for reworking.
