What You'll Do

  • Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
  • Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
  • Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
  • Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
  • 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.
  • Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.
  • Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.
  • Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations.
  • Replace broken or missing masonry units in walls or floors.
  • Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.

Essential Skills

Critical Thinking 3.5/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.25/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.25/5
Time Management 3.25/5
Coordination 3.12/5
Operations Monitoring 3.12/5
Reading Comprehension 3.0/5
Active Listening 3.0/5
Speaking 3.0/5
Mathematics 3.0/5
Monitoring 3.0/5
Operation and Control 2.88/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Perseverance, Cautiousness, Achievement Orientation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Static Strength 4.0/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.88/5
Trunk Strength 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.88/5
Manual Dexterity 3.75/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.62/5
Visualization 3.62/5
Stamina 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

Citrix cloud computing software CPR Visual Estimator Gregg Software Gregg Rock-It Intuit QuickBooks Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Word ProEst Software ProEst Estimating RISA Technologies RISA-3D SAP software Tradesman's Software Master Estimator Virtual private networking VPN software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.53/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.44/5)
  • Perseverance (High importance: 4.09/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.09/5)
  • Achievement Orientation (High importance: 3.9/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Artificial Stone Applicator Banker Mason Composition Stone Applicator Construction Monument Setter Curbstone Setter Flagstone Layer Formstone Fitter Granite Block Paver Granite Setter Marble Installer Marble Setter Marble Shop Worker Mason Mason Mechanic Material Applicator Memorial Mason Monument Erector Monument Installer Monument Mason Monument Setter Permastone Applicator Permastone Installer Rock Mason Stone Chimney Mason Stone Derrickman Stone Installer Stone Layer Stone Mason Stone Paver Stone Repairer Stone Setter Stonemason Utility Applicator

Career Fit FAQs

Is this career a good fit for me

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Can this help if I want to stay in my field

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What should I compare first

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