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Overview
The work combines gem identification, grading systems, microscopes, testing equipment, valuation judgement and written gemstone reports.
In job descriptions, look for gemstone appraisal, fake-goods recognition, grading reports, value calculation, identification equipment, customer advice, jewellery trade and polishing or cutting context.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Gemmology is careful examination of stones before a value or grade is assigned. The focus remains stones, grading evidence, magnification and defensible valuation notes.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include microscope use, gemstone identification equipment, grading systems, fake-goods recognition and report writing. The focus remains stones, grading evidence, magnification and defensible valuation notes.
Salary context
For gemmologists, pay depends on valuation responsibility, report sign-off, customer exposure, laboratory equipment and whether the role supports buying, selling or independent appraisal.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior appraisal, jewellery buying, laboratory analysis, gemstone trading or specialist advisory work. The focus remains stones, grading evidence, magnification and defensible valuation notes.
Good to know
Check whether an advert names valuation, sales advice, laboratory testing, polishing support, tools and report responsibility. The focus remains stones, grading evidence, magnification and defensible valuation notes.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is personal property appraiser.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Gem and Diamond Workers
51-9071.06
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETAppraisers of Personal and Business Property
13-2022.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.2Technical testing and analysis74.99All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Alternative labels
jewellery gemologist
gemmology researcher
consultant gemologist
consultant gemmologist
gem stone appraiser
gem stone valuer
jewellery gemmologist
mining gemologist
gemmology scientist
gemstone appraiser
mineral gemmologist
stone buyer
gemmology research analyst
gemologist
gemstone buyer
mining gemmologist
gemmology science researcher
mineral gemologist
gemmology scholar
gemstone assessor
gemmology research scientist
gem stone assessor
gem stone buyer
gemstone valuer
gemmology analyst
Occupation group
Valuers and loss assessors (3315)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f87779ae-7389-44e7-b155-16e87904857e |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3315.2 |
| ISCO group | 3315 |
| Concept type | Occupation |