Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Production · SOC 51-9071
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 51-9071 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 43/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $52,540
- H-1B offered wage $84,522; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 4,400
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -5.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 2
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 4,252 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~20.5% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.
Common titles: Appraiser, Artisan Jeweler, Bench Jeweler, Caster, Gemologist, Goldsmith
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
- •Clean workpieces or finished products.
- •Smooth metal surfaces or edges.
- •Design jewelry or decorative objects.
- •Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $52,540 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |