Diamond grader
| Highest | $5,500 / mo · Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2–4 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 12 to 24 months |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $5,500max |
| ItalyIELTS 6.0 · €0–4k | $5,300 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $5,300 |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $5,250 |
| DenmarkIELTS 6.5 · DKK 45–135k | $5,150 |
| AustriaGerman A2–C1 · €726 | $5,150 |
What does the day look like?
You work in a controlled laboratory under calibrated daylight-equivalent lighting from 5500K to 6500K. You clean each stone with alcohol and lint-free cloths, mount it in non-magnetic tweezers, and inspect it with a 10x triplet loupe and a binocular microscope from 10x to 60x. You plot internal inclusions in red ink and external blemishes in green ink on a 2D plot in CAD software.
You compare color against a certified master-stone set from D to Z in a GretagMacbeth or DiamondLite light box, capture proportions with Sarine DiaMension or OGI Systems, check the laser inscription on the girdle, screen for CVD/HPHT synthetics with FTIR, UV photoluminescence, DiamondView and GIA iD100, and log results in the laboratory ERP system. Shifts are 8 hours, usually 08:00 to 16:30 or 09:00 to 17:30, with 06:00 to 14:30 and 14:30 to 23:00 rotations in peak season. About 15% of the time is large showpiece stones and 85% is small melee sorting, measuring and data entry. Almost no night work and no on-call duty.
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