Jewelry Designer
Create fantastic jewelry using gemstones and sparkling metals.
Dips candy centers, fruit, or nuts into coatings to coat, decorate, and identify product: Scoops liquid coating material onto slab of heated dipping table and kneads material, such as chocolate, fondant, or icing to attain specified consistency. Drops candy into mass and swirls candy about until thoroughly coated, using fingers or fork. Removes candy and marks identifying design or symbol on top, using fingers or fork, to identify type of center or brand. May decorate top of candy with nuts, coconut, or other garnishment. May mix coating ingredients and dip candy into vat containing coating material, regulating vat temperature to maintain specified consistency. May pour liquid chocolate into molds to form figures [CANDY MOLDER, HAND]. May be designated according to type of center dipped as Bonbon Dipper; Cherry Dipper; Cream Dipper; Pecan-Mallow Dipper; or according to type of coating as Chocolate Coater; Icing Coater.
Flexible: You're open to change and think variety is the spice of life.
Outside the Box Thinker: Your creative brainpower gets a workout as you come up with innovative ideas.
Detail Oriented: You pay close attention to all the little details.
Nationally: $17,000 – $39,000
Main education level: High School
source: US Dept of Labor