Time left: 5 years and 4 months · Group: Production
The official job description
Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.
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What gem and diamond workers do all day (for now)
Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
Examine gem surfaces and internal structures, using polariscopes, refractometers, microscopes, and other optical instruments, to differentiate between stones, to identify rare specimens, or to detect flaws, defects, or peculiarities affecting gem values.
Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.
Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork. By my count you have 5 years and 4 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces gem and diamond workers?
5 years and 4 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which gem and diamond workers tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs. The rest follows.