DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	100	46	$19.77/hr	$0.87/hr	$15.49/hr	$16.68/hr	$18.60/hr	$22.25/hr	$26.33/hr
U S	12,390	880	$23.45/hr	$0.61/hr	$13.41/hr	$16.54/hr	$21.12/hr	$28.16/hr	$36.66/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Stonemasons Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 50 N/A

Other Regional Data For Stonemasons Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 100 $18.60/hr -3.8% Central Minnesota 40 $17.77/hr N/A Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA N/A $18.04/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A -5.9% Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A N/A -4.9%

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Carpenters	18,330	$26.43/hr	4.4%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	1,070	$32.59/hr	5.8%
Tile and Marble Setters	650	$23.26/hr	9.7%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	300	$26.93/hr	N/A
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	280	$35.23/hr	4.9%

• Shapes, trims, faces and cuts marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
• Lays out wall pattern or foundation of monument, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
• Finishes joints between stones, using trowel.
• Smoothes, polishes, and bevels surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.
• Positions mold along guidelines of wall, presses mold in place, and removes mold and paper from wall.
• Removes sections of monument from truck bed, and guides stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane.
• Repairs cracked or chipped areas of ornamental stone or marble surface, using blowtorch and mastic.
• Digs trench for foundation of monument, using pick and shovel.
• Drills holes in marble or ornamental stone and anchors bracket.
• Lines interiors of molds with treated paper and fills molds with composition-stone mixture.
• Cleans excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.
• Mixes mortar or grout and pours or spreads mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
• Aligns and levels stone or marble, using measuring devices, such as rule, square, and plumbline.
• Sets stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.