GIA gemologist
| Highest | $7,500 / mo · Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Experience | 5+ yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 28 weeks of study, paid from day 1 on the job |
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 | $7,500max |
| ItalyIELTS 6.0 · €0–4k | $7,200 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $7,200 |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $7,150 |
| DenmarkIELTS 6.5 · DKK 45–135k | $7,050 |
| AustriaGerman A2–C1 · €726 | $7,050 |
What does the day look like?
You work 09:00 to 17:30 or 08:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week, 37.5 to 40 hours. There is 0 night work and 0 on-call work. At the bench you use a 10x binocular microscope with darkfield illumination, a 10x hand loupe, a critical-angle refractometer with contact fluid n = 1.81, a polariscope, a hand spectroscope, a hydrostatic balance, FTIR, UV-Vis-NIR, Raman, DiamondView and Sarine / OGI scanners. You test mounted and unmounted stones for species and origin, grade diamonds on the 4Cs — Carat, Color D to Z, Clarity Flawless to I3, Cut proportions — plot feathers, crystals, clouds and needles on 2D schematics, separate natural stones from HPHT and CVD lab-grown stones and treated stones, enter results in LIMS and write the lab report.
15% of the day is rare colored stones and high-jewelry clients. 85% is dark-room microscope grading of 0.20 to 1.00-carat commercial diamonds in long runs, plus data entry and cleaning with lint-free cloths.
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