Skills
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Overview
Jewellery mounters prepare mounts, models and metal parts, using jewellery processes, precious metals and equipment to meet design specifications.
In job descriptions, look for jewellery models, master models, stone selection, metal selection, adjustment, cleaning, conformance to design specifications and use of jewellery tools or casting processes.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Jewellery mounting is bench work focused on small metal structures. The mounter prepares frames, models and settings so gems can be placed securely and the finished piece follows the design.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes jewellery processes, precious metals, model building, metal selection, stone selection and careful adjustment. Tool control and cleaning matter because small errors are visible.
Salary context
Pay is best compared through material value, precision level, responsibility for design specifications, repair or casting tasks and whether the role handles customer advice or only workshop production.
Career paths
Development may move toward broader jewellery making, stone setting, master model work, engraving, repair, casting or design development. Precision with precious metal and stones is the shared base.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names bench tools, metals, gem handling, model making, casting, repair or quality inspection. That shows whether the role is mounting, full jewellery production or customer-facing service.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
jeweller (7313.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7706342e-c07b-41d3-bc2e-e5c6e96f016f |
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| ESCO code | 7313.1.4 |
| ISCO group | 7313 |
| Concept type | Occupation |