Want a career with staying power? Consider this: A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report cited many occupations expected to decline severely between now and 2014 as advances in technology further eliminate the need for human interaction in the production process. Jewelry is one occupational sector where BLS projects excellent employment. Why?
Jewelry is big. Today’s worldwide jewelry industry is conservatively estimated to be a $120-plus billion business. It employs people in science, manufacturing, distributing, designing, marketing and many other functions.
Jewelry is human. Jewelry is inexorably part of what makes us human, something inherited from our Cro-Magnon ancestors, like art, music or speech. Expression through personal adornment is hardwired into the human psyche.
Jewelry is made by people. In other industries, technological advances can eliminate jobs, but much of jewelry making can’t be automated. Jewelry, like art and music, begins as an idea and requires the skills of designers and craftsmen to bring it to reality.
Jewelry will always be acquired by someone from someone. The retail environment is changing with the...