Skills
Jeweler Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in jewelers, and how to build and show them.
What skills do jewelers need?
Jewelers need technical skills such as soldering, stone setting, and ring sizing, plus people skills like steady hands and patience. They also use tools such as Torches and Flex shafts.
Technical (hard) skills
- Soldering
- Stone setting
- Ring sizing
- Polishing
- Wax carving
- CAD design
People (soft) skills
- Steady hands
- Patience
- Customer service
- Trustworthiness
Tools, equipment and technology
- Torches
- Flex shafts
- Loupes
- Ring mandrels
- Setting tools
- CAD software
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how jewelers put their skills to work:
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Soldering” and “Stone setting.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “steady hands,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as GIA Graduate Gemologist near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our jeweler glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Jeweler training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.