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62202.01 – Jewellers and related workers

Jewellers and workers in related occupations fabricate, assemble, repair and appraise fine jewellery.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Gem cutter

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Fabricate and repair precious and semi-precious metal jewellery, such as rings, brooches, pendants, bracelets and lockets
  • Examine, cut, shape and polish diamonds using optical instruments, lathes and laps
  • Examine, cut, shape and polish precious and synthetic gems using optical instruments, cutting disks and laps
  • Appraise gemstones and diamonds to differentiate between stones, identify rare specimens and to detect peculiarity affecting stone values
  • Set precious and semi-precious stones in jewellery mountings, according to specifications
  • May supervise other jewellers.

Additional information

  • Mobility is possible among the various jewellery occupations in this unit group.
  • There is little mobility between the jewellery occupations and the watch repairers in this unit group.
  • Jewellers may specialize in certain kinds of jewellery, such as gold or silver, or in particular operations, such as fabrication or repair.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

6 – Sales and service occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

62 – Retail sales and service supervisors and specialized occupations in sales and services

Sub-major group

622 – Specialized services occupations

Minor group

6220 – Specialized occupations in services

Unit group

62202 – Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations

Occupational profile

62202.01 – Jewellers and related workers

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