Retail jeweller | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Retail jewellers promote and sell jewellery, watches and accessories to customers.

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Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.

Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
Compute costs of labor and materials in order to determine production costs of products and articles.
Mark and drill holes in jewelry mountings in order to center stones according to design specifications.
Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.
Pour molten metal alloys or other materials into molds in order to cast models of jewelry.
Cut, shape, and smooth gemstones, pearls, and metal pieces, using abrasives, grinding stones, and power and hand tools.
Soften metal to be used in designs by heating it with a gas torch and shape it, using hammers and dies.
Determine appraised values of diamonds and other gemstones based on price guides, market fluctuations, and stone grades and rarity.
Alter existing jewelry mountings in order to reposition jewels or to adjust mountings.
Grade stones based on their color, perfection, and quality of cut.
Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
Write or modify design specifications such as the metal contents and weights of items.
Create new jewelry designs and modify existing designs, using computers as necessary.
Examine gemstone surfaces and internal structures to evaluate genuineness, quality, and value, using polariscopes, refractometers, and other optical instruments.
Buy and sell jewelry, or serve as agents between buyers and sellers.
Record the weights and processing times of finished pieces.
Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
Fabricate, modify, or repair jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.
Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
Research and analyze reference materials, and consult with interested parties in order to develop new products or modify existing designs.
Weigh, mix, and melt metal alloys or materials needed for jewelry models.
Remove mold castings from metal or jewelry workpieces, and place workpieces in water or on trays to cool.
Place metal samples in frames, pack raw rubber around samples, and clamp samples, frames, and rubber into vulcanizing machines.
Assemble and secure mold sections used to cast metal articles and pieces.

Average salary
21,335 GBP *
per year

Average salary for Retail jeweller

23,182 GBP
19,484 GBP

Average salary for part-time Retail jeweller

Average salary for full-time Retail jeweller

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9,399 GBP
9,168 GBP
10,044 GBP

21,335 GBP
19,484 GBP
23,182 GBP

Salary over time for Retail jeweller

Pay for this role has increased slightly over time

16,475 GBP
17,044 GBP
18,052 GBP
18,643 GBP
19,713 GBP
20,523 GBP
21,335 GBP
21,260 GBP
22,766 GBP

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Future outlook for Retail jewellers

Balanced outlook

1118 000+ jobs available

Very good outlook

4% yearly wage growth (on average)

Fair outlook

64% chance of automation in the future

Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Retail jeweller and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

% of people in this role have GCSEs or equivalent
% of people in this role have a post-secondary qualification such as a Higher National Diploma
% of people in this role have do not have GCSEs or equivalent qualifications

You'll need:

customer service skills
the ability to work well with others
patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
to be thorough and pay attention to detail
sensitivity and understanding
the ability to use your initiative
excellent verbal communication skills
the ability to sell products and services
to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

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Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Innovation Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. Analytical Thinking Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.

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