silversmith
ISCO: 7313. Skills: 38. Essential: 16.
Essential skills
- apply smithing techniques
- cast jewellery metal
- characteristics of precious metals
- clean jewellery pieces
- create jewellery
- cut metal products
- develop jewellery designs
- heat jewellery metals
- jewellery processes
- metal and metal ore products
- mount stones in jewels
- pour molten metal into moulds
- select gems for jewellery
- select metals for jewellery
- smoothen rough jewel parts
- use jewellery equipment
Supporting skills
- adjust jewellery
- advise customers on jewellery and watches
- apply restoration techniques
- build jewellery models
- design objects to be crafted
- electroplating metal materials
- electroplating processes
- engrave patterns
- engraving technologies
- ensure conformance to jewel design specifications
- estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance
- estimate restoration costs
- estimate value of used jewellery and watches
- evaluate restoration procedures
- jewellery product categories
- maintain jewels and watches
- pass on trade techniques
- perform damascening
- record jewel processing time
- record jewel weight
- select restoration activities
- watches and jewellery products