Stonemasons
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.
- Tasks
- 17 tasks14 core, 3 supplemental
- Family
- Construction & ExtractionOne of its 65 occupations
- Code
- 47-2022.00SOC 2018: 47-2022
What the work is made of
14 core tasks and 3 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.Core taskTask 8766Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 2. Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.Core taskTask 8767Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 3. Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.Core taskTask 8768Rated by 96 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 4. Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.Core taskTask 8769Rated by 97 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 5. 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.Core taskTask 8770Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 6. Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.Core taskTask 8771Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 7. Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.Core taskTask 8772Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 8. Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations.Core taskTask 8773Rated by 94 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 9. Replace broken or missing masonry units in walls or floors.Core taskTask 8774Rated by 95 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 10. Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.Core taskTask 8775Rated by 97 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 11. Drill holes in marble or ornamental stone and anchor brackets in holes.Core taskTask 8776Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 12. 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.Core taskTask 8777Rated by 97 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 13. Remove sections of monument from truck bed, and guide stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane.Core taskTask 8778Rated by 95 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 14. Construct and install prefabricated masonry units.Core taskTask 8779Rated by 94 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 15. Dig trench for foundation of monument, using pick and shovel.Supplemental taskTask 8780Rated by 97 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 16. Position mold along guidelines of wall, press mold in place, and remove mold and paper from wall.Supplemental taskTask 8781Rated by 96 people who do the job, December 2005
- Task 17. Line interiors of molds with treated paper and fill molds with composition-stone mixture.Supplemental taskTask 8782Rated by 96 people who do the job, December 2005
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 47-2022
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- Changed by usNothing.
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