Stone Masons

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

Tasks

• Mixes mortar or grout and pours or spreads mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
• Sets stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.
• Smoothes, polishes, and bevels surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.
• Cleans excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.
• Digs trench for foundation of monument, using pick and shovel.
• Lays out wall pattern or foundation of monument, using straightedge, rule, or staked lines.
• Removes sections of monument from truck bed and guides stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane.
• Shapes, trims, faces, and cuts marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
• Positions mold along guidelines of wall, presses mold in place, and removes mold and paper from wall.
• Finishes joints between stones, using trowel.
• Lines interiors of molds with treated paper and fills molds with composition-stone mixture.
• Repairs cracked or chipped areas of ornamental stone or marble surface, using blowtorch and mastic.
• Aligns and levels stone or marble, using measuring devices, such as rule, square, and plumb line.
• Drills holes in marble or ornamental stone and anchors bracket.

Skills

• Equipment Selection
• Product Inspection
• Operation and Control
• Repairing
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Static Strength
• Wrist-Finger Speed
• Dynamic Strength
• Explosive Strength
• Visualization

Work Activities

• Performing General Physical Activities
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Drafting & Specifying Technical Devices, etc.
• Operating Vehicles or Equipment

Interests

• Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
• Outdoors
• Hazardous Situations
• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
• Importance of Being Sure All Is Done