Skilled Trades

Stonemasons

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

Median salary

$51,990

Typical range

$37k – $83k

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

•Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
•Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
•Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.
•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.
•Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.

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