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Overview
Silversmith work is about designing, making, repairing and valuing jewellery or decorative objects made from silver and other precious metals.
In job descriptions, look for silver jewellery, casting, stone mounting, engraving, polishing, design specifications, repairs, appraisals and customer advice.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Silversmith work usually happens at a bench, workshop or small retail setting where design, hand tools, heat and finishing quality all matter. Typical tasks include shaping silver, casting jewellery metal, mounting stones, cleaning pieces and repairing worn settings.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth comes from precious metal properties, jewellery processes, smithing techniques and careful polishing or engraving. Some roles lean toward bespoke design and customer advice, while others focus on repairs, restoration, appraisal or small-batch production.
Salary context
Pay context is best read through craft depth, independence, customer contact, appraisal responsibility and whether the role sells finished work as well as making it. Repair, restoration and stone-setting responsibility can change expectations from basic workshop assistance.
Career paths
Development may begin with bench support, cleaning and simple repairs, then grow toward full jewellery creation, design models, restoration techniques, valuation support or running a small client-facing workshop.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names silver work, jewellery categories, casting, stone mounting, engraving, repair estimates and customer advice. Clear adverts separate silversmith work from general retail sales or broad metal fabrication.
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/eb64b583-20fe-467f-8e44-8aae263a0139 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7313.1.8 |
| ISCO group | 7313 |
| Concept type | Occupation |