Occupation Atlassilversmith
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/eb64b583-20fe-467f-8e44-8aae263a0139
silversmith
Silversmiths design, manufacture and sell jewelry. They also adjust, repair and appraise gems and jewelry. Silversmiths are specialized in working with silver and other precious metals.
Job Zone
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- 4
- 5
Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.46
- C Conventional4.11
- I Investigative3.09
- A Artistic2.88
- E Enterprising2.14
- S Social1.15
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Gem and Diamond Workers (51-9071.06): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- 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
Optional (22)
- 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
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 16 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
goldsmith
15 shared · 1 more of its ownpour molten metal into moulds, apply smithing techniques, cast jewellery metal, smoothen rough jewel parts
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jewellery designer
10 shared · 16 more of its owncast jewellery metal, smoothen rough jewel parts, mount stones in jewels, heat jewellery metals
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filigree maker
9 shared · 10 more of its ownsmoothen rough jewel parts, mount stones in jewels, heat jewellery metals, select metals for jewellery
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jewellery assembler
7 shared · 5 more of its ownsmoothen rough jewel parts, mount stones in jewels, select metals for jewellery, select gems for jewellery
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jewellery mounter
6 shared · 6 more of its ownselect metals for jewellery, create jewellery, select gems for jewellery, clean jewellery pieces
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jeweller
6 shared · 8 more of its ownmount stones in jewels, create jewellery, clean jewellery pieces, use jewellery equipment
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jewellery repairer
5 shared · 10 more of its ownmount stones in jewels, heat jewellery metals, clean jewellery pieces, use jewellery equipment
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precious stone setter
4 shared · 9 more of its ownmount stones in jewels, characteristics of precious metals, use jewellery equipment, jewellery processes
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