Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
SOC 51-9071 · 2024-2034
Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -8.6%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $62,177per year
- Projected openings
- 3,780
- Projected change
- -8.6%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $72,806 | 350 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $66,809 | 190 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $64,267 | 720 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $62,790 | 70 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $60,943 | 390 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $60,645 | 480 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $60,348 | 60 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $59,634 | 2,740 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $59,015 | 50 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $58,696 | 80 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $50,180 | 260 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $49,472 | 30 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etchers and Engravers | $47,541 | 970 | -9.1% |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | $45,464 | 1,100 | -26.3% |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | $50,312 | 5,510 | +2.3% |