Stonemasons
Architecture and ConstructionO*NET 47-2022.00United States
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.
- Median annual earnings
- $52,983
- Projected change
- −7%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 10.97K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
100% of the workforce
Growing to 10.2K by 2035
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The work
What stonemasons do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- 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.
- Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
- Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
- Construct and install prefabricated masonry units.
- Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.
- Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations.
- Replace broken or missing masonry units in walls or floors.
- Drill holes in marble or ornamental stone and anchor brackets in holes.
- Remove sections of monument from truck bed, and guide stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane.
- Dig trench for foundation of monument, using pick and shovel.
- Repair cracked or chipped areas of stone or marble, using blowtorch and mastic, and remove rough or defective spots from concrete, using power grinder or chisel and hammer.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $32,842
- 25th percentile
- $40,260
- 50th percentile
- $52,983
- 75th percentile
- $70,126
- 90th percentile
- $95,937
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $52,983 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
−7%projected to decline
202510,970 jobs
2035 projected10,202 jobs
768 fewer 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
- 100%
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.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve 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.
- 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.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Operation and Control
- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- 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.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Stone Masons196 postings
- 02Bricklayers19 postings
- 03Mason Laborers8 postings
- 04Mason Foremen5 postings
- 05Landscape Installers4 postings
- 06Landscape Foremen3 postings
- 07Masonry Laborers3 postings
- 08Polishers3 postings
- 09Journeyman Masons2 postings
- 10Landscape Maintenance Managers2 postings
- 11Subcontractors2 postings
- 12Brick Masons1 postings
- 13General Laborers1 postings
- 14Laborers1 postings
- 15Landscape Construction Foremen1 postings
- 16Landscape Managers1 postings
- 17Landscaping Assistants1 postings
- 18Masons Apprentice1 postings
- 19Working Foremen1 postings
Top employers
- 01Lakeside Renovation & Design18 postings
- 02Gallegos Corp15 postings
- 03Bayberry3 postings
- 04Brice Masonry3 postings
- 05Landscape Logic3 postings
- 06Spherical Land Solutions3 postings
- 07Tempesta Brick & Stone3 postings
- 08All Masonry2 postings
- 09Cornerstone Masonry2 postings
- 10Dave Otis Masonry2 postings
- 11Edward's Stone2 postings
- 12Great Lakes Skilled Trades2 postings
- 13M H Masonry & Associates2 postings
- 14Masonry Concepts2 postings
- 15Millis Development & Construction2 postings
- 16Pt Masonry2 postings
- 17Quality Plastering2 postings
- 18Re-Create Companies2 postings
- 19Shumock Masonry Contractor2 postings
- 20Soundside Masonry2 postings
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