# Stonemasons > Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors. - Code: 47-2022.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 47-2022) - Family: [Construction & Extraction](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-47), one of its 65 occupations - Tasks: 17 tasks (14 core and 3 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2022.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/47-2022.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines. Core task · Task 8766 · Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005 2. Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools. Core task · Task 8767 · Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005 3. Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level. Core task · Task 8768 · Rated by 96 people who do the job, December 2005 4. Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation. Core task · Task 8769 · Rated by 97 people who do the job, December 2005 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 task · Task 8770 · Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005 6. Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern. Core task · Task 8771 · Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005 7. Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid. Core task · Task 8772 · Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005 8. Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations. Core task · Task 8773 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, December 2005 9. Replace broken or missing masonry units in walls or floors. Core task · Task 8774 · Rated by 95 people who do the job, December 2005 10. Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools. Core task · Task 8775 · Rated by 97 people who do the job, December 2005 11. Drill holes in marble or ornamental stone and anchor brackets in holes. Core task · Task 8776 · Rated by 98 people who do the job, December 2005 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 task · Task 8777 · Rated by 97 people who do the job, December 2005 13. Remove sections of monument from truck bed, and guide stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane. Core task · Task 8778 · Rated by 95 people who do the job, December 2005 14. Construct and install prefabricated masonry units. Core task · Task 8779 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, December 2005 15. Dig trench for foundation of monument, using pick and shovel. Supplemental task · Task 8780 · Rated by 97 people who do the job, December 2005 16. Position mold along guidelines of wall, press mold in place, and remove mold and paper from wall. Supplemental task · Task 8781 · Rated by 96 people who do the job, December 2005 17. Line interiors of molds with treated paper and fill molds with composition-stone mixture. Supplemental task · Task 8782 · Rated by 96 people who do the job, December 2005 ## More in Construction & Extraction - [Boilermakers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2011.00): 17 tasks - [Brickmasons and Blockmasons](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2021.00): 14 tasks - [Carpenters](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2031.00): 29 tasks - [Carpet Installers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2041.00): 16 tasks - [Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2051.00): 26 tasks - [Construction and Building Inspectors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-4011.00): 19 tasks - [Construction and Related Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-4099.00): no tasks listed - [Construction Laborers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2061.00): 27 tasks - [Continuous Mining Machine Operators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-5041.00): 15 tasks - [Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-5011.00): 15 tasks - 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