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An offer from the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

Your profession: Goldsmith and silversmith (m/f)

Professional activities

Gold- and Silversmith is a training occupation. There are two areas of specialism:

  1. goldsmithing
  2. silversmithing

Goldsmiths and silversmiths specializing in goldsmithing design and manufacture jewelry. They work with special tools and maintain the tools themselves. They repair and sell jewelry. In doing so, they advise customers.

Goldsmiths and silversmiths specializing in silversmithing design and construct objects made of silver and other materials. To do this, they build tools and templates. Silversmiths repair, restore, and sell objects made of silver and other materials. They advise customers.

Fields of work

Possible places or areas of employment for goldsmiths and silversmiths include the following.

  • in jewelry workshops and studios
  • in restoration workshops
  • in jewelry stores
  • at pawn shops
  • at auction houses
  • in factories that manufacture jewelry

Regulation

This profession is not regulated in Germany.

The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).