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Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3.2% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #537 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -3.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $52,540 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 32,800 in the US, with about 3,700 openings a year
The work, 30 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,462 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Create artistic designs or performances7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 86 conversations, and it got them there 43% of the time.
AI does this: Determine values or prices of goods or services7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 510 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Cut materials6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Position materials or components for assembly5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Shape materials to create products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
Still yours: Evaluate production inputs or outputs4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 222 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Maintain operational records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare industrial materials for processing or use3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Repair workpieces or products3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean workpieces, finished products, or other objects3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assemble products or work aids3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Engrave objects2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Drill holes in earth or materials2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Apply protective solutions or coatings2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare mixtures or solutions2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 714 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Position workpieces or materials on equipment2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 290 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Sell products or services1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate cutting or grinding equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
Still yours: Position tools or equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Sort materials or products1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Disassemble equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 97 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 3,700 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.11, higher than 38% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 51-9071 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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