The jewelers mark GPT typically stands for "Gold Plated." This indicates that the piece of jewelry has a layer of gold applied over a base metal, such as brass or copper. The GPT marking is used to inform consumers about the composition of the jewelry and differentiate it from solid gold pieces.
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Jewelers screwdrivers are very small examples of normal screwdrivers, watchmakers use them too.
In actual fact,there is no such thing as 'white' or 'green' jewelers rouge.Proper jewelers rouge is red,the 'rouge' is french for red,it should always be red.The 'white' and 'green' compounds on the market are much coarser abrasives,nowhere near as fine as proper red jewelers rouge,and not really recommended for polishing soft metals such as gold,silver,chrome etc.
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This would be highly variable, depending on a multitude of factors like where the jeweler is working, how hard he works, his level of experience, customer base, and what type of merchandise he handles. Eg. a jeweler that has forty years experiences selling multi-million dollar jewelry from a store in Hollywood will make much, much more in a year than somebody selling turquoise and silver jewelry in a small town in Mexico.
Jewelers work in a variety of places. They are employed by jewelry retail stores, wholesale distributors, repair shops, and manufacturing firms. Many jewelers are self-employed and manage their own shops.