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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

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Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure0.0%0.8%
OutlookAverage4% Bright
Median Salary$52,540N/A
AI Resiliency100/100N/A