Stonemasons
SOC Code: 47-2022
Stonemasonss set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 90.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Coordination, Critical Thinking, Time Management.
AI-Proof Score: 90.7 — Very High
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Median Salary
$51,990
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Job Growth
-3.0%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Coordination
- •Critical Thinking
- •Time Management
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Mathematics
Common Tasks
- ✓Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
- ✓Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
- ✓Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.
- ✓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.
- ✓Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation