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Overview
Goldsmiths design, make, adjust, repair, appraise and sell jewellery using gold, gems, precious metals, casting, engraving and finishing techniques.
In job descriptions, look for jewellery equipment, smithing techniques, casting metal, engraving patterns, selecting gems, adjusting jewellery, restoration, enamelling, electroplating and customer advice.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Goldsmiths work at the bench and with customers, turning drawings, gems and precious metals into jewellery. The work can include casting, soldering, engraving, smoothing rough parts, repairs, appraisals and sales advice.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth comes from jewellery equipment, smithing techniques, precious metal characteristics, gem selection, restoration, enamelling and electroplating. Specialization can focus on bespoke gold jewellery, repair, restoration, stone setting or customer appraisal.
Salary context
Salary context depends on craft complexity, material value, customer responsibility, repair risk, sales duties and whether the role includes design authority. Fine bespoke work is different from routine adjustment or counter sales.
Career paths
Development can move from basic bench tasks and polishing toward independent jewellery creation, restoration decisions, appraisal, workshop coordination, teaching trade techniques or running customer commissions from design to delivery.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names metals, gems, tools, repair work, casting, engraving, customer advice and appraisal duties. Clear adverts separate goldsmith craft from general jewellery retail or industrial metalwork.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Gem and Diamond Workers
51-9071.06
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETJewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
51-9071.00
O*NET occupation is broader
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
jeweller (7313.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8a007cd3-ba40-4c55-b238-587bd59e74b2 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7313.1.2 |
| ISCO group | 7313 |
| Concept type | Occupation |