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Diamond Driller
$49,672 (USD)/yr
$23.88 (USD)/hr
$695 (USD)/yr
The average diamond driller gross salary in Seattle, Washington is $49,672 or an equivalent hourly rate of $24. This is 19% higher (+$7,793) than the average diamond driller salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $695. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Seattle, Washington. An entry level diamond driller (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $42,203. On the other end, a senior level diamond driller (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $59,628.
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Salary Potential
$55,795 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Diamond Driller will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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The cost of living in Seattle, Washington is 52% more than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageSeattle ( see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2022 population of 749,256 it is the most populous city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America, and the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 made it one of the country...
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Job Description
Drills minute channels in industrial diamonds for use in wire-drawing dies, using drill, lathe, and handtools: positions diamond in chuck of lathe equipped with diamond-charged wire (drilling point) or forms wax cup around diamond by hand, fills cup with diamond dust mixture, and inserts steel needle into lathe to act as drilling tool. Regulates speed of revolutions and reciprocating action... of drilling mechanism. Advances cutting point of drill according to specifications covering depth and contour of channel, working to tolerance of 0.0001 inch. Examines depth and shape of channel with microscope and regrinds point of drill. Drills backout (hole drilled from opposite side of stone to meet channel) to prevent chipping surface of stone. Laps inner wall of channel by means of machine that revolves stone as rotating wire or needle rocks back and forth in channel, working to hole diameter tolerance of 0.0000018 inch. Tests accuracy of die hole by pulling specified length of wire through die and measuring its resistance in wheatstone bridge having readings translated into wire diameter or by taking a series of readings along length of wire with electronic micrometer. Secures stone in metal mounting, using molten solder. May drill cavity (spot) in face of stone to hold diamond dust mixture, by pressing pointed end of diamond chip against revolving stone, using pliers. May be designated according to operation performed as finisher, fine-diamond dies.
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