It can be a good career, but you should look into apprenticeship programs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/04/fashion/jewelry-pearls-and-their-care.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xE8.yKu6.yxQbY0e_RMWE&smid=url-share

I have seen stories about watch companies needing watch repair people and starting new training programs.

Switzerland is a great place to do this. There are training programs there.

I’d think that’s a great outside-the-box career for a neurodivergent. Add in watch repair and get the kid interested in buying, repairing and selling vintage and valuable watches and I’d say you have a viable career option.

It’s also an AI-proof job.

Used to be quite lucrative to be a jeweler. Not so much anymore, though you can combine it with something to fit the changing times, such as doing jewelry repair as a pawnshop side gig.

Buying and selling gold and silver is also a good gig to combine with jewelry repair.

Is jewelry repair/bench jeweler a viable career option ? Anyone in this field able to comment on it ? Neurodiverse teen interested in this career path.