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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled Bench Jeweler to join our team and perform high-quality repair, restoration, fabrication, and finishing work on fine jewelry. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced jeweler who enjoys hands-on bench work and has strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Perform high-quality jewelry repairs and restoration
  • Size, solder, assemble, fabricate, and finish fine jewelry
  • Utilize laser welding equipment proficiently for repairs and fabrication
  • Work with gold, platinum, silver, and other precious metals
  • Set and handle diamonds and colored gemstones with precision and care
  • Evaluate stones, settings, and jewelry for structural integrity before and after repair
  • Restore worn or damaged jewelry while maintaining the integrity of the original piece
  • Perform custom and semi-custom fabrication based on specifications and technical drawings
  • Use a torch and traditional bench tools safely and effectively

Requirements

  • Professional experience as a Bench Jeweler or Jewelry Repair Specialist
  • Strong jewelry repair and restoration experience
  • Proficiency with laser welding equipment a minimum of 6-8 plus years
  • Experience working with fine jewelry and precious metals
  • Experience handling diamonds and colored gemstones
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality craftsmanship
  • Ability to work efficiently while maintaining accuracy and quality
  • Good verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with team members
  • Ability to work in person as part of our jewelry team

Additional Information

  • Pay: $30.47 - $45.00 per hour
  • Expected hours: No more than 30.0 per week
  • Work Location: In person
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How this job compares in San Francisco, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, whose middle half runs $28–$48/hr across 437 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 58% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 559 other active welding openings from 266 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (36), Relativity Space (21), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $65/hr, Pasadena at $61/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Part Time Senior Level Bench Jeweler figures were last recalculated when this page was built.