AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 51-9071.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers?

Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.

Estimated AI task exposure
31%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

30 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

48/100

Physical moat

63/100

Human moat

24/100

Rating coverage

100%

30 task statements / 30 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
Importance 84/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.87
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
Importance 88/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.87
Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
Importance 87/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.85
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
Importance 86/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.85
Cut and file pieces of jewelry such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.
Importance 85/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.84
Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
Importance 84/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.82
Shape and straighten damaged or twisted articles by hand or using pliers.
Importance 81/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.82
Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
Importance 83/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.81
Compute costs of labor and materials to determine production costs of products and articles.
Importance 83/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.81
Record the weights and processing times of finished pieces.
Importance 71/100Relevance 93/100Frequency 65/100Weight 0.78

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$52,540

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

22,440

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-3.2%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

4

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

26 points lower exposure • 85% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

26 points lower exposure • 86% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9%

22 points lower exposure • 87% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,010 Growth 2025–2035: +10.9% Annual openings: 41

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

26 points lower exposure • 84% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

26 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

21 points lower exposure • 87% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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