Stonemasons
Construction and Extraction
Stone and marble are trimmed and faced with saws and hand tools before they are set to a layout. Walls, piers, walks, and floors are marked out with straightedges, rules, or staked lines, then each piece is placed and checked with a plumb bob, gauge line, and level. Mortar or grout is mixed and spread; after wedges come out, joints are filled and finished, leftover mortar is cleaned off, and prefabricated masonry units may be installed. Suits people who like fitting irregular materials to a pattern and solving layout problems as the structure takes shape.
Typical education: High School Diploma or GED
Annual Median Wage in Field (2025)
$57'390
Median Wage Market Position
$57'390
What you might do
- Set cut stone into walls and piers
- Lay out wall patterns with lines and rules
- Shape and trim stone to fit the pattern
- Spread mortar or grout before setting stone
- Fill and tool the joints between stones
- Clean mortar film from the stone surface
Skills that matter
- Setting stone or marble to the pattern
- Laying out walls with stakes and lines
- Shaping stone with saws and hand tools
- Pouring grout and finishing joints
- Installing prefabricated masonry units
- Cleaning excess mortar from stone surfaces
AI & the future of this role
Fitting stone to irregular materials and historic structures calls for tactile skill and on-site aesthetic judgment machines still lack. Estimating tools may trim some prep work, but custom masonry and repair demand tend to hold up strongly.
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