Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers salary by state
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers is a professional role in the Production job family, focused on Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workerss do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
Cut and file pieces of jewelry such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.
Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
Top skills:Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision MakingCoordination
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Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers salary by industry
Sectors 44 and 45 – Retail Trade
12,470 workers
$59,000
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
5,200 workers
$55,000
Wholesale Trade
2,120 workers
$67,500
Other Services (except Public Administration)
1,290 workers
$55,000
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
460 workers
$64,500
Management of Companies and Enterprises
380 workers
$89,500
Finance and Insurance
200 workers
$60,500
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation$45,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers pays 9% above the average across 105 roles in the Production job family (family average $55,000).
