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 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.

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.