DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
47-2022 Stonemasons
Occupational Description:
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Central Minnesota | 40 | 6 | $17.75/hr | $1.57/hr | $14.18/hr | $16.10/hr | $17.77/hr | $19.75/hr | $22.90/hr |
| 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. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2020 - 2030 | |
| Carpenters | 2,020 | $25.74/hr | 2.1% |
| Tile and Marble Setters | 80 | $22.88/hr | 13.1% |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 30 | $30.64/hr | -8.8% |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Stonemasons
- 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.
