Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations
Also called: Jeweller, Clock repairer, Watch repairer, Jewellery chaser, Jewellery moulder, Jewellery repairer, Apprentice jeweller, Jewellery appraiser, Jewellery hammersmith, Jewellery model maker, Watch repairman/woman, Jewellery sample maker
Jewellers and workers in related occupations fabricate, assemble, repair and appraise fine jewellery. Watch repairers and related workers repair, clean, adjust and fabricate parts for clocks and watches. They are employed by jewellery, clock and watch manufacturers and retail stores, by jewellery and watch repair shops or they may be self-employed.
Main tasks
- Jewellers and related workers
- Fabricate and repair precious and semi-precious metal jewellery, such as rings, brooches, pendants, bracelets and lockets
- Examine, cut, shape and polish diamonds using optical instruments, lathes and laps
- Examine, cut, shape and polish precious and synthetic gems using optical instruments, cutting disks and laps
- Appraise gemstones and diamonds to differentiate between stones, identify rare specimens and to detect peculiarity affecting stone values
- Set precious and semi-precious stones in jewellery mountings, according to specifications
- May supervise other jewellers
- Jewellers may specialize in certain kinds of jewellery, such as gold or silver, or in particular operations, such as fabrication or repair
How to become one
Completion of secondary school is usually required. Completion of a college or other program, or apprenticeship training in watch or jewellery repair or gemology is usually required. Experience as a jewellery, clock or watch assembler may be required.
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Apprenticeship. Completion of a college or other program, or apprenticeship training in watch or jewellery repair or gemology is usually required. Apprenticeships are run by each province and territory.
Pay · Outlook
- Median pay: $43,778 a year
- About 1,900 people worked in this job in 2023, and about 2,000 are projected by 2033. (+5.3%)
- Projected labour market to 2033: balance.
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Sources
- Statistics Canada: Census 2021: employment by occupation, gender and education (98-10-0449) (2021 Census), Statistics Canada Open Licence, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Statistics Canada: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (Version 1.0), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Employment and Social Development Canada: Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS) (2024 to 2033), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank): Wages by occupation (2025 (revised 2025-11-19)), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03