Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
ManufacturingO*NET 51-9195.03United States
Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.
- Median annual earnings
- $43,665
- Projected change
- +7.9%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 39.88K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
87.3% of the workforce
Growing to 43.03K by 2035
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The work
What stone cutters and carvers, manufacturing do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments.
- Move fingers over surfaces of carvings to ensure smoothness of finish.
- Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools to finish carvings.
- Lay out designs or dimensions from sketches or blueprints on stone surfaces, freehand or by transferring them from tracing paper, using scribes or chalk and measuring instruments.
- Cut, shape, and finish rough blocks of building or monumental stone, according to diagrams or patterns.
- Drill holes and cut or carve moldings and grooves in stone, according to diagrams and patterns.
- Select chisels, pneumatic or surfacing tools, or sandblasting nozzles, and determine sequence of use.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $31,608
- 25th percentile
- $35,485
- 50th percentile
- $43,665
- 75th percentile
- $53,642
- 90th percentile
- $67,625
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $43,665 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+7.9%faster than average
202539,883 jobs
2035 projected43,033 jobs
3,150 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- High school diploma or less
- 87.3%
- Certificate
- 5.6%
- Associate degree
- 5.4%
- Doctoral degree or more
- 1%
- Some college
- 0.7%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Operation and Control
- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Quality Control Analysis
- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Equipment Selection
- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Sandblasters35 postings
- 02Granite Fabricators17 postings
- 03Painters/Sandblasters3 postings
- 04Experience Coordinators1 postings
- 05Masonry Laborers1 postings
- 06Shop Helpers1 postings
- 07Stone Fabricators1 postings
Top employers
- 01Ac Corporation4 postings
- 02PrideStaff3 postings
- 031St Security Bank Of Washington2 postings
- 04Am Prod2 postings
- 05Buckeye Fabricating Company2 postings
- 06C&B Piping2 postings
- 07Cornerstone Memorials2 postings
- 08Koch Enterprises2 postings
- 09Rock Of Ages2 postings
- 10Wright Armory2 postings
- 11A-One Solid Surfacing1 postings
- 12Aerotek1 postings
- 13Ahi Supply1 postings
- 14Blackhill Granites1 postings
- 15Blast Master1 postings
- 16Bybee Stone Company1 postings
- 17Capital Granite & Marble1 postings
- 18Coworx Staffing1 postings
- 19Cutting Edge Countertops1 postings
- 20Davis Monuments1 postings
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