Stonemason
- Perfect for those who love crafting enduring stone structures with precision.
- Build lasting landmarks that shape landscapes and stand the test of time.
- Master the art of shaping stone with both traditional and modern tools.
💰 Earn $51K-$72K
📚 High School Diploma or GED
Overview
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.Scoop
High School Diploma or GED
Shaky (Decreasing by 1-5%)
Day-to-Day
- 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.
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You are skilled in 💫
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Speaking
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Having freedom
- Job security
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Stonemason
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