Occupations/51-9071.00
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
47%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
58%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
56%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
- Mostly routine
Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
- Mostly routine
Cut and file pieces of jewelry such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
- 02Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
- 03Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
- 04Cut and file pieces of jewelry such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.
- 05Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
- 06Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.53
- Degree of automation1.50
- Time sitting4.09
- Originality (ability)3.12
- Conflict situations3.08
- Hands-on objects/tools4.38
- Outdoors / weather2.01
- Disease exposure1.30
- Decision freedom4.71
Top abilities
- Near Vision3.88
- Finger Dexterity3.62
- Arm-Hand Steadiness3.50
- Oral Comprehension3.25
- Visualization3.12
- Originality3.12
- Oral Expression3.12
- Category Flexibility3.12
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension2.75
- Active Listening3.12
- Writing2.50
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics2.00
- Science1.25
- Critical Thinking3.00
- Active Learning2.38
- Learning Strategies2.25
- Monitoring2.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 85 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $40,896 2 yr $45,082 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $40,485 2 yr $32,382 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $40,281 2 yr $30,409 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $35,823 2 yr $32,996 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
Winona State University Winona, MN · Public | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $10,500 | 77% | 67% | 1 yr $35,594 2 yr $29,685 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $35,060 2 yr $37,208 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $33,993 2 yr $32,382 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $33,281 2 yr $28,598 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $32,536 2 yr $30,336 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
St Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN · Public | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $9,600 | 95% | 56% | 1 yr $32,213 2 yr $32,925 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $9,700 | 71% | 62% | 1 yr $31,773 2 yr $32,620 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public | Jewelry Arts 50.0713 | $4,300 | 100% | 24% | 1 yr $31,585 2 yr $34,847 Bachelor's · CIP 50.07 |