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7344 – Jewellers, Watch Repairers and Related Occupations

Jewellers and related workers in this unit group fabricate, assemble, repair and appraise fine jewellery. Watch repairers and related workers in this unit group repair, clean, adjust and fabricate parts for clocks and watches. They are employed by jewellery, clock and watch manufacturers and retail stores, by jewellery and watch repair shops or they may be self-employed.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Appraiser, jewellery
  • Apprentice jeweller
  • Bench moulder - jewellery
  • Brass or bronze chaser
  • Chaser, jewellery
  • Clock repairer
  • Clock repairman/woman
  • Clockmaker - jewellery manufacturing
  • Custom bracelet maker
  • Custom brooch maker
  • Custom jewellery mounter
  • Custom locket maker
  • Cutter, designs - jewellery manufacturing
  • Design cutter - jewellery
  • Diamond bruter
  • Diamond cutter
  • Diamond expert
  • Diamond grader - jewellery manufacturing
  • Diamond marker
  • Diamond polisher
  • Diamond sawyer
  • Diamond selector - jewellery manufacturing
  • Diamond setter
  • Gem cutter
  • Gem expert
  • Gem setter
  • Hammersmith, jewellery
  • Jewel setter
  • Jeweller
  • Jewellery appraiser
  • Jewellery chaser
  • Jewellery hammersmith
  • Jewellery model maker
  • Jewellery moulder
  • Jewellery repairer
  • Jewellery repairman/woman
  • Jewellery sample maker
  • Lapidary
  • Marker, diamonds
  • Model maker, jewellery
  • Pearl cutter
  • Pearl setter
  • Plater - jewellery manufacturing
  • Precious stone setter
  • Sample maker, jewellery
  • Sawyer, diamonds
  • Setter - jewellery manufacturing
  • Silver chaser
  • Stonecutter - jewellery
  • Stonesetter - jewellery
  • Watch maker - jewellery manufacturing
  • Watch repairer
  • Watch repairer apprentice
  • Watch repairman/woman
  • Watchmaker
  • Clock repairer
  • Diamond cutter
  • Gem cutter
  • Pearl cutter
  • Precious stone setter
  • Watch repairer
  • Watchmaker

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Jewellers and related workers perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Fabricate and repair precious and semi-precious metal jewellery, such as rings, brooches, pendants, bracelets and lockets
    • Examine, cut, shape and polish diamonds using optical instruments, lathes and laps
    • Examine, cut, shape and polish precious and synthetic gems using optical instruments, cutting disks and laps
    • Appraise gemstones and diamonds to differentiate between stones, identify rare specimens and to detect peculiarity affecting stone values
    • Set precious and semi-precious stones in jewellery mountings, according to specifications
    • May supervise other jewellers.
  • Watch repairers perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Fabricate or fit parts to make watches and clocks
    • Examine clocks and watches, disassemble and check for defective and misaligned parts or rust
    • Replace or repair worn or broken parts
    • Test, adjust and regulate timepiece movements
    • Clean all parts using special cleaning and rinsing solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical cleaning machines to remove dirt and dried lubricants
    • May supervise other watch repairers.

    Jewellers may specialize in certain kinds of jewellery, such as gold or silver, or in particular operations, such as fabrication or repair.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a college or other program, or apprenticeship training in watch or jewellery repair or gemology is usually required.
  • A watch repairer certificate is compulsory in Quebec and Ontario.
  • Experience as a jewellery, clock or watch assembler may be required.

Additional information

  • Mobility is possible among the various jewellery occupations in this unit group.
  • There is little mobility between the jewellery occupations and the watch repairers in this unit group.

Exclusions

Breakdown summary

Broad occupational category
7 – Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
Skill level
B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
Major group
73 – Trades and Skilled Transport and Equipment Operators
Minor group
734 – Upholsterers, Tailors, Shoe Repairers, Jewellers and Related Occupations
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NOC 2006 Version 1.0