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Overview
Stonemasons cut, shape, carve and assemble stone for construction, restoration or ornamental work, using plans, hand tools, grinding tools and stone-surface checks.
In job descriptions, look for stone types, cutting plans, 2D or 3D drawings, hand polishing, grinding tools, construction safety, restoration techniques, mortar joints and inspection of stone supplies.
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Search jobsWork context
Stonemasons work with blocks, slabs, carved pieces and building stone. Tasks can include reading 2D or 3D plans, marking workpieces, cutting stone, grinding edges, polishing surfaces by hand and assembling stone on site.
Skills and specializations
Core skills include stone types, cutting plans, hand polishing, grinding tools, construction safety and inspection of stone surfaces. Some work is closer to restoration, ornamental carving, dry stone building, memorial stone or facade installation.
Salary context
Salary context is shaped by the stone material, manual carving skill, restoration responsibility, site conditions, work at height, travel between projects, quotation work and whether the role includes planning or client contact. This guide gives no salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward heritage restoration, advanced carving, site fixing, stone finishing, estimating material needs, small workshop responsibility, facade work or coordination of stone supplies and installation teams.
Good to know
Check adverts for cutting plans, stone surface inspection, mortar joints, scaffolding, conservation needs, quotation requests or restoration techniques. These signals show whether the job is workshop cutting, construction assembly or craft restoration.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial occupation context. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data for this exact occupation.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is stone engraver.
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About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 6
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
51-9195.03
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETRock Splitters, Quarry
47-5051.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
49-9045.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETTile and Stone Setters
47-2044.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETHelpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
47-3011.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETStonemasons
47-2022.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
23.7Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone
Alternative labels
mason
structural stoneworker
stone mason
heritage stone mason
stone cutter
fixer mason
artisanal stonemason
stone finisher
architectural stonemason
stone carver
banker mason
heritage stonemason
tombstone carver
artisanal stone mason
memorial stonemason
craft mason
craft stonemason
memorial mason
stone setter
architectural stone mason
building mason
stoneworker
Occupation group
Stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers (7113)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f3fc11ca-9a72-40da-bf0f-b2aab7e33079 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7113.1 |
| ISCO group | 7113 |
| Concept type | Occupation |