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Overview
Jewellery repairers adjust and repair jewellery pieces by resizing rings or necklaces, resetting gems, replacing precious-metal parts, soldering joints and polishing finished repairs.
In job descriptions, look for hand tools, precious metals, stone mounting, soldering, cleaning, polishing, repair records, customer information and whether the work is bench repair, shop service or workshop production.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Jewellery repairers usually work at a bench with small tools, metals, stones and customer repair notes. The work can include resizing, resetting gems, soldering broken parts, smoothing joints, cleaning pieces and returning finished jewellery in wearable condition.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes jewellery processes, precious metals, stone mounting, soldering heat control, polishing, customer information, repair records and care of small equipment. Some roles specialize in fine repairs, others in shop service or production support.
Salary context
Salary context depends on repair difficulty, value of materials handled, customer contact, workshop independence, stone-setting responsibility, speed expectations and whether the role includes diagnosis, records and final quality checks.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior bench repair, stone setting, bespoke jewellery work, workshop coordination, customer repair assessment or broader jeweller roles that combine making and repair.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy names ring sizing, chain repair, gem resetting, soldering, polishing, repair estimates and customer handover. This helps distinguish repair work from retail sales or general craft production.
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/dc52966e-72db-4ad0-b3a9-5e17f1311ab8 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7313.1.6 |
| ISCO group | 7313 |
| Concept type | Occupation |