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What is the Salary of a Gemologist?

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Rashmi Basak 12 Jan, 2023 19:13 PM

Hello Heena! A Gemologist can earn between ₹ 0.2 Lakhs to ₹ 7.0 Lakhs per anumn and their average annual salary of ₹ 4.0 Lakhs.

WHAT IS GEMOLOGIST? 

Gemologist are people who keenly studies the physical and chemical bonds of a gemstones and check its authenticity. The increasing use of gems in the commercial markets has took the identification, evaluation and processing of gemstones to a most demanding line these days. This course will help the candidate to handle and process the gems also identify gems, grade and assort  to designing those gems.

Salary for Gemologist in India

Gemology now a days is one of the best option as a career. This course provide candidates to handle and processing of gemstones with the power of identifying, grading, assorting and designing them. 
After passing out the gemology course or jewellery design course one can unlock the option to become lab researcher, grader, appraiser, polisher, sales personnel, stone setter, gem asserter, diamond and gemstone buyer, jewellery designer, auction house or museum specialist, lapidary artist, jewellery blogger and photographer.

Lab researcher or lab gemologist: A lab gemologist can easily makes around Rs. 500,000 per annum.

Gemstone Appraiser: A gemstone appraiser can easily make up to Rs. 700,000 per annum.

Gem manufacturer: they could earn more than Rs. 1,000,000 per annum.

So approximately a gemologist can earn 1-10lakh per annum easily. 

WHAT DOES A GEMOLOGIST DO? 

  • There is a science exist behind identifying a gemstone. The first and foremost work of a gemologist is to understand that science. 
  • Gemologist examine raw and synthesized gemstones through Microscopes, computerized tools, and various grading instruments at laboratory. 
  • Gemologist examine the underlying physical properties and bonds of the gemstones to understand whether it is real or fake. 
  • appraisers, jewelers, lapidaries, metalworkers, and scientists are the job categories fell under gemologist term. 
  • Gemologist examine the strong bonds of gemstones and give idea to a Jewell or a goldsmith how much pressure they should give on that gemstones so they will not be broken. 
  • Gemologist research about new type of gemstones and their proportions, how they are useful. 
  • A gemologist should have detail oriented, near vision and analytical skills.

Hope all these information will help you! 

 

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