Career overview
Stonemasons
O*NET-SOC 47-2022.00
Median pay / yr$51,990
OutlookBelow Average
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.
What it takes
The skills, knowledge, and credentials employers look for in Stonemasons.
Skills employers look for
- Critical ThinkingUsing logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Complex Problem SolvingIdentifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Judgment and Decision MakingConsidering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Time ManagementManaging one's own time and the time of others.
- CoordinationAdjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Knowledge areas
- Building and ConstructionKnowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
- DesignKnowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- MathematicsKnowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- MechanicalKnowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Administration and ManagementKnowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
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