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Stonemasons - 47-2022.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Mason
Stone Derrickman

Stone Mason
Stone Setter

SOC Occupation Groups

47-0000	Construction and Extraction Occupations
47-2000	Construction Trades Workers
47-2020	Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons
47-2022.00	Stonemasons

Related Occupations

47-2021.00	Brickmasons and Blockmasons
47-2031.00	Carpenters
47-2042.00	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles Bright Outlook
47-2044.00	Tile and Stone Setters
47-2051.00	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
47-2053.00	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
47-2081.00	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
47-3011.00	Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
47-4091.00	Segmental Pavers
51-9195.03	Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

Tasks

Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.
Construct and install prefabricated masonry units.
Dig trench for foundation of monument, using pick and shovel.
Drill holes in marble or ornamental stone and anchor brackets in holes.
Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations.
Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
Line interiors of molds with treated paper and fill molds with composition-stone mixture.
Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
Position mold along guidelines of wall, press mold in place, and remove mold and paper from wall.
Remove sections of monument from truck bed, and guide stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane.
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.
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.
Replace broken or missing masonry units in walls or floors.
Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.
Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.