Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
What Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers Do
Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.
See full salary breakdown & percentiles →
Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Long-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 33.9%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 3 of 5Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- Job training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.3/5
- Designimportance 4.0/5
- Production and Processingimportance 3.9/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 3.8/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.7/5
- Mechanicalimportance 3.4/5
- Administrativeimportance 3.2/5
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.2/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.8/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.8/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.7/5
- Time Pressure4.6/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.4/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Dental Assistants95% skill match
- Correctional Officers and Jailers94% skill match
- First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers94% skill match
- Dental Hygienists94% skill match
- Phlebotomists93% skill match
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers93% skill match
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping93% skill match
- Parts Salespersons92% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.9/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.9/5
- Service Orientationimportance 2.6/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.6/5
- Time Managementimportance 2.6/5
- Instructingimportance 2.5/5
- Persuasionimportance 2.3/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- Computer assisted jewelry design CAD software
- Customer information databases
- Inventory tracking software
- Jewelry store point of sale POS software
- Metal designing software
- Retail management software
- Web browser software
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
- Integrity
- Innovation
- Achievement Orientation
- Perseverance
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ArtisticMedium
- ConventionalMedium
- InvestigativeLow
- EnterprisingLow
- SocialLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where jewelers and precious stone and metal workers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA6.89× national avg
- 2New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3.24× national avg
- 3Akron, OH2.39× national avg
- 4Springfield, MA2.27× national avg
- 5Salt Lake City-Murray, UT1.96× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating WorkersLateral Move
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention SpecialistsCareer Change
- First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersCareer Change
- Log Graders and ScalersCareer Change
See the full career path from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers →
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking
- Sonoran Desert Institute (Tempe, AZ)grads earn ~$54,922
- Sonoran Desert Institute (Tempe, AZ)grads earn ~$85,119
- Colorado School of Trades (Lakewood, CO)grads earn ~$44,411
- Montgomery Community College (Troy, NC)
- Paris Junior College (Paris, TX)