Hi! Thanks for the question.
I have found the following resources discussing different career paths
in the jewelry and mining industry, both dealing with precious metal
products. Careers are profiled here including the necessary education
and training you will need. Some articles include personal experiences
as well.
Jewelry Careers:
BENCH JEWELERS
?Bench Jewelers use a variety of common and specialized hand tools to
design, fabricate or cast, and manufacture new items of jewelry, set
stones, and repair or adjust pieces such as rings, necklaces,
bracelets, pendants, brooches, or earrings. Jewelers also may
specialize in one or more of these areas depending on whether they
work for large jewelry manufacturers or small retail jewelry stores,
or own their own business.?
GEMOLOGISTS
?Gemologists study the quality, characteristics, and value of
gemstones. It is their purpose to aid the jeweler in identifying the
stones in order to prevent damage while working with a particular
piece of jewelry. They may also be bench jewelers, and may also sell
jewelry and provide appraisal services. Insurance companies may employ
a gemologist to offer appraisal services to customers who wish to
insure certain jewelry pieces.?
HOROLOGISTS
?Horology is the science of time, timekeepers, and timekeeping.
Horologists are watch makers, watch repairers, and clock repairers.
Watch and clock repairers work almost exclusively on expensive
timepieces, moderately priced timepieces being cheaper to replace than
to repair.?
JEWELRY DESIGNERS
?Jewelry designers prepare sketches?by hand or with the aid of a
computer?to illustrate the vision for the design. After consulting
with the customer or manufacturing development team, designers fashion
detailed drawings, a structural model, computer simulations, or a
full-scale prototype. Many increasingly are using computer-aided
design (CAD/CAM) programs and tools to create and better visualize the
final product.?
?Training for jewelry designers may include art classes through
technical schools, along with computer-aided jewelry design training
in specific software packages. Usually, programs run from one semester
to two years in length, depending on the number of software packages
involved.?
?Career Options in the Jewelry Industry?
http://www.thehighschoolgraduate.com/editorial/DF/jewelry.htm
Trainings:
?Jewelers usually learn their trade in vocational or technical
schools, through distance-learning centers, or on the job. Colleges
and art and design schools also offer programs that can lead to a
Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts degree in jewelry design.
Formal training in the basic skills of the trade enhances one?s
employment and advancement opportunities. Many employers prefer
jewelers with design, repair, and sales skills.?
?For those interested in working in a jewelry store or repair shop,
vocational and technical training or courses offered by public and
private colleges are the best sources of training. In these programs,
which can vary in length from 6 months to 1 year, students learn the
use and care of jewelers? tools and machines and basic jewelry-making
and -repairing skills, such as design, casting, stone setting, and
polishing. Technical school courses also cover topics such as
blueprint reading, math, and shop theory.?
Earnings:
?Median annual earnings for jewelers and precious stone and metal
workers were $26,260 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between
$19,550 and $35,310. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $15,030,
and the highest 10 percent earned more than $45,620. In 2002, median
annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of
jewelers and precious stone and metal workers were $30,000 in jewelry,
luggage, and leather goods stores and $22,650 in other miscellaneous
manufacturing.?
?Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers?
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos222.htm
Our next links provide advice to those interested in getting into a
career in the jewelry industry.
?Maya Brenner: A jewel of a career?
http://www.cnn.com/2001/CAREER/jobenvy/06/11/jewelry/
?On Jewelry Career Options? (This article provides more specialized
jewelry career choices)
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/career.htm
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Mining Industry Careers:
MINING AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERS
?Mining and geological engineers find, extract, and prepare coal,
metals, and minerals for use by manufacturing industries and
utilities. They design open pit and underground mines, often using
computers; supervise the construction of mine shafts and tunnels in
underground operations; and devise methods for transporting minerals
to processing plants. Mining engineers are responsible for the safe,
economical, and environmentally sound operation of mines. Some mining
engineers work with geologists and metallurgical engineers to locate
and appraise new ore deposits. Others develop new mining equipment or
direct mineral processing operations to separate minerals from the
dirt, rock, and other materials with which they are mixed.?
Earnings:
?Median annual earnings of mining and geological engineers, including
mining safety engineers, were $61,770 in 2002. The middle 50 percent
earned between $48,250 and $77,160. The lowest 10 percent earned less
than $36,720, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $93,660.?
?Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers?
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos035.htm
Our next link is a university document providing courses you can take
if you want to have a career in the mining industry. The
specializations are as follows:
Geologist
Geochemist
Mineralogist
Geophysicist
Geophysical Engineer
Geological Engineer
Mine Engineering
Materials Scientist
Process Chemist
Mineral Processing Engineer
Metallurgical Engineer
Hydrologist
Biologist
Environmental Engineer
Industrial Hygienist.
?Careers in the Minerals Industry?
http://www.unr.edu/mines/mine-eng/SMECareerBooklet.pdf
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