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Stonemasons
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.
Other titles employers use
Marble Installer · Marble Shop Worker · Mason · Mason Mechanic · Stone Derrickman · Stone Installer · Stone Mason · Stone Setter
Inside the work
What you would actually do.
6 responsibilities that define the role, before job titles and workplaces change the details.
- Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
- Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
- Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.
- Remove wedges, fill joints between stones, finish joints between stones, using a trowel, and smooth the mortar to an attractive finish, using a tuck pointer.
- Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.
- Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
Who it suits
Would this work hold your attention?
This career often appeals to people drawn to practical and organizing work.
- Practical
- Building, repairing, using tools, or working outdoors
- Organizing
- Creating order, checking details, and keeping work accurate
Skills and strengths
What you would get good at.
Compare the skills the work relies on, the subjects behind it, and the abilities that make it easier to learn.
Core skills
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Time Management
- Coordination
- Operations Monitoring
Subjects to know
- Building and Construction
- Design
- Mathematics
- Mechanical
- Customer and Personal Service
Useful strengths
- Static Strength
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Trunk Strength
- Near Vision
- Manual Dexterity
Working day
Picture yourself doing it.
These measures show how much of the day involves people, movement, conversation, and hands-on work.
| Measure | Out of 5 | What that means here |
|---|---|---|
| Close to other people | 4.1 | Arm’s length or closer, most of the day |
| On your feet | 4.7 | Standing or moving for most of it |
| Talking face to face | 4.5 | Continuous — the job is conversations |
| Working with your hands | 4.7 | Handling tools, instruments or materials |
Tools of the work
Technology you may use.
- Accounting software
- Web platform development software
- Spreadsheet software
- Office suite software
- Word processing software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Analytical or scientific software
- Access software
Opportunity near you
See where this work is growing.
Choose a state to compare the size of the field, annual openings, and expected hiring change.
- People doing this work
- 2,200
- Job openings each year
- 180
- Expected hiring change, 2022–2032
- 10.0%
Compare every available state
| State | People doing it | Job openings each year | Expected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2,200 | 180 | 10.0% |
| Maryland | 1,100 | 90 | — |
| New York | 1,030 | 0 | 3.0% |
| Utah | 1,000 | 90 | 20.5% |
| Florida | 770 | 60 | 6.9% |
| Colorado | 740 | 60 | 1.4% |
| Ohio | 600 | 50 | −6.3% |
| Texas | 490 | 40 | 4.3% |
| Michigan | 460 | 30 | −8.0% |
| Massachusetts | 450 | 40 | −2.2% |
| Oregon | 430 | 40 | 7.5% |
| Nevada | 370 | 30 | — |
| New Jersey | 360 | 30 | −2.7% |
| Connecticut | 290 | 20 | 3.6% |
| Kansas | 290 | 20 | −6.5% |
| Maine | 280 | 20 | −6.7% |
| Tennessee | 270 | 20 | 8.0% |
| Washington | 270 | 30 | 12.5% |
| North Carolina | 260 | 20 | — |
| Idaho | 230 | 20 | 15.0% |
| Minnesota | 230 | 20 | −4.2% |
| Alabama | 210 | 20 | 5.0% |
| Indiana | 170 | 10 | −5.6% |
| Arizona | 160 | 10 | 6.7% |
| Montana | 160 | 10 | 14.3% |
| Wisconsin | 160 | 10 | — |
| Vermont | 90 | 10 | — |
| Oklahoma | 70 | 10 | −12.5% |
| Iowa | 60 | 10 | — |
| Delaware | 40 | 0 | — |
| Wyoming | 40 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Nebraska | 20 | 0 | — |
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