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CAREER
Stonemasons
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$43,650
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
-3.2% (decline)
Most Common Level of Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Career
What Stonemasons Do
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.
Other Job Titles Stonemasons May Have
Mason, Stone Derrickman, Stone Mason, Stone Setter
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
- Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
- Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
- Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
- 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.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Stonemasons
Most common level of education among people in
this career: High school diploma or equivalent (46%)
Less than high school diploma
High school diploma or equivalent
Some college, no degree
Other*
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
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