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Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Production · SOC 51-9071
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$52,540
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
4,400
Proj. Annual Openings
22,440
Employment (OEWS 2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.8%
Top Skills
1.Quality Control Analysis
2.Critical Thinking
3.Active Listening
4.Speaking
5.Judgment and Decision Making
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
Adobe Illustrator · hotAdobe Photoshop · hotIntuit QuickBooks · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotComputer assisted jewelry design CAD softwareMetal designing software
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $52,540 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |