Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

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

What a jewelers and precious stone and metal worker does

Become a jewelers and precious stone and metal worker

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good jewelers and precious stone and metal worker

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking to others.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $31 per hour with an average salary of $63,900 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $22 and $36 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $15,600 and $61,100 per year.
  • 62% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $28 per hour with an average salary of $30,900 per year.

Jewelers And Precious Stone And Metal Worker job outlook

  • There are 741 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 0 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 14% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Programs to get you there

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