Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 567 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 36% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Examine diamonds or gems to ascertain the shape, cut, and width of cut stones, or to select the cuts that will result in the biggest, best quality stones.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Sort rough diamonds into categories based on shape, size, color, and quality.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Immerse stones in prescribed chemical solutions to determine specific gravities and key properties of gemstones or substitutes.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a postsecondary nondegree award, plus long-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Near Vision
- Design
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New skills to build
- Mechanical
- Repairing
- Trunk Strength
- Operation and Control
- Operations Analysis
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What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
- Finger Dexterity
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New skills to build
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What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
- Production and Processing
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Near Vision
- Control Precision
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New skills to build
- Operations Monitoring
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