gemmologist
Gemmologists value precious stones by analysing their characteristics, cut, and provenience either for trading or for further polishing efforts. They assess stones and gems to give them a market value.
gemmologist gemmologists value precious stones by analysing their characteristics, cut, and provenience either for trading or for further polishing efforts. They assess stones and gems to give them a market value. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include gemstones, gemology, gemstone grading systems, recognise fake goods, immerse gemstones in chemical liquid.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £39,634 a year for Estimators, valuers and assessors (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £32,274 to £51,360 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3541). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only gemmologist, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- Administrative
- Administration and Management
- Computers and Electronics
- Economics and Accounting
- Law and Government
What you'd actually do
- Write descriptions of the property being appraised.
- Determine the appropriate type of valuation to make, such as fair market, replacement, or liquidation, based on the needs of the property owner.
- Document physical characteristics of property such as measurements, quality, and design.
- Calculate the value of property based on comparisons to recent sales, estimated cost to reproduce, and anticipated property income streams.
- Locate and record data on sales of comparable property using specialized software, internet searches, or personal records.
- Write and submit appraisal reports for property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does gemmologist do?
Gemmologists value precious stones by analysing their characteristics, cut, and provenience either for trading or for further polishing efforts. They assess stones and gems to give them a market value.
What skills does gemmologist need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include gemstones, gemology, gemstone grading systems, recognise fake goods, immerse gemstones in chemical liquid, operate microscope. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace gemmologist?
Our AI-durability model gives gemmologist a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.