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Stonemasons

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

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  • Skills
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  • Knowledge
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  • Ohio Employment Trends
  • Typical Education
  • Personality
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  • Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
  • Position mold along guidelines of wall, press mold in place, and remove mold and paper from wall.
  • Line interiors of molds with treated paper and fill molds with composition-stone mixture.
  • Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
  • Repair cracked or chipped areas of stone or marble, using blowtorch and mastic, and remove rough or defective spots from concrete, using power grinder or chisel and hammer.
  • Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
  • Position mold along guidelines of wall, press mold in place, and remove mold and paper from wall.
  • Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
  • Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
  • Construct and install prefabricated masonry units.
  • Dig trench for foundation of monument, using pick and shovel.
  • Replace broken or missing masonry units in walls or floors.
  • 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.
  • Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
  • Repair cracked or chipped areas of stone or marble, using blowtorch and mastic, and remove rough or defective spots from concrete, using power grinder or chisel and hammer.
  • 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.
  • Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations.
  • Remove sections of monument from truck bed, and guide stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane.
  • Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Drill holes in marble or ornamental stone and anchor brackets in holes.

Work Activities

Work Activities

  • Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
  • Position mold along guidelines of wall, press mold in place, and remove mold and paper from wall.
  • Line interiors of molds with treated paper and fill molds with composition-stone mixture.
  • Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
  • Repair cracked or chipped areas of stone or marble, using blowtorch and mastic, and remove rough or defective spots from concrete, using power grinder or chisel and hammer.
  • Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
  • Position mold along guidelines of wall, press mold in place, and remove mold and paper from wall.
  • Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
  • Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
  • Construct and install prefabricated masonry units.
  • Dig trench for foundation of monument, using pick and shovel.
  • Replace broken or missing masonry units in walls or floors.
  • 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.
  • Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
  • Repair cracked or chipped areas of stone or marble, using blowtorch and mastic, and remove rough or defective spots from concrete, using power grinder or chisel and hammer.
  • 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.
  • Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations.
  • Remove sections of monument from truck bed, and guide stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane.
  • Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Drill holes in marble or ornamental stone and anchor brackets in holes.

Skills

  • Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • Reading Comprehension

    Reading work-related information.

  • Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

  • Science

    Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

  • Operations Monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

  • Negotiation

    Bringing people together to solve differences.

  • Technology Design

    Making equipment and technology useful for customers.

  • Equipment Selection

    Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.

  • Installation

    Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.

  • Service Orientation

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • Active Learning

    Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

  • Time Management

    Managing your time and the time of other people.

  • Equipment Maintenance

    Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

  • Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • Active Listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • Management of Personnel Resources

    Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

  • Complex Problem Solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • Repairing

    Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

  • Programming

    Writing computer programs.

  • Operations Analysis

    Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

  • Mathematics

    Using math to solve problems.

  • Operation and Control

    Using equipment or systems.

  • Troubleshooting

    Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.

  • Systems Analysis

    Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

  • Quality Control Analysis

    Testing how well a product or service works.

  • Judgment and Decision Making

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

  • Social Perceptiveness

    Understanding people's reactions.

  • Systems Evaluation

    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

  • Learning Strategies

    Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

  • Coordination

    Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

  • Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • Critical Thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • Management of Financial Resources

    Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

  • Management of Material Resources

    Managing equipment and materials.

WorkKeys®

Applied Math
3
Workplace Documents
3
Graphic Literacy
4

Abilities

  • Multilimb Coordination

    Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.

  • Oral Expression

    Communicating by speaking.

  • Explosive Strength

    Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.

  • Wrist-Finger Speed

    Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.

  • Glare Sensitivity

    Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.

  • Speech Recognition

    Recognizing spoken words.

  • Memorization

    Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.

  • Written Comprehension

    Reading and understanding what is written.

  • Visualization

    Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

  • Far Vision

    Seeing details that are far away.

  • Flexibility of Closure

    Seeing hidden patterns.

  • Auditory Attention

    Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.

  • Information Ordering

    Ordering or arranging things.

  • Depth Perception

    Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.

  • Manual Dexterity

    Holding or moving items with your hands.

  • Response Orientation

    Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.

  • Rate Control

    Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

  • Speech Clarity

    Speaking clearly.

  • Speed of Limb Movement

    Quickly moving your arms and legs.

  • Dynamic Flexibility

    Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.

  • Selective Attention

    Paying attention to something without being distracted.

  • Category Flexibility

    Grouping things in different ways.

  • Stamina

    Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.

  • Perceptual Speed

    Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

  • Spatial Orientation

    Knowing where things are around you.

  • Oral Comprehension

    Listening and understanding what people say.

  • Peripheral Vision

    Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.

  • Originality

    Creating new and original ideas.

  • Problem Sensitivity

    Noticing when problems happen.

  • Mathematical Reasoning

    Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.

  • Gross Body Coordination

    Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.

  • Extent Flexibility

    Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.

  • Hearing Sensitivity

    Telling the difference between sounds.

  • Speed of Closure

    Quickly knowing what you are looking at.

  • Dynamic Strength

    Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.

  • Time Sharing

    Doing two or more things at the same time.

  • Visual Color Discrimination

    Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.

  • Number Facility

    Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.

  • Written Expression

    Communicating by writing.

  • Trunk Strength

    Using your lower back and stomach.

  • Night Vision

    Seeing at night or under low light.

  • Deductive Reasoning

    Using rules to solve problems.

  • Gross Body Equilibrium

    Keeping your balance or staying upright.

  • Static Strength

    Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.

  • Sound Localization

    Noticing the direction that a sound came from.

  • Near Vision

    Seeing details up close.

  • Fluency of Ideas

    Coming up with lots of ideas.

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness

    Keeping your arm or hand steady.

  • Control Precision

    Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

  • Reaction Time

    Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.

  • Inductive Reasoning

    Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.

  • Finger Dexterity

    Putting together small parts with your fingers.

Knowledge

  • Geography

    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

  • Customer and Personal Service

    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

  • Administrative

    Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

  • Administration and Management

    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

  • Design

    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

  • Communications and Media

    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

  • Education and Training

    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • Philosophy and Theology

    Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

  • Telecommunications

    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

  • Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

  • Building and Construction

    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

  • Physics

    Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.

  • Therapy and Counseling

    Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

  • Computers and Electronics

    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • Mechanical

    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • Personnel and Human Resources

    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

  • Psychology

    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

  • Transportation

    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

  • Biology

    Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

  • Public Safety and Security

    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

  • Sociology and Anthropology

    Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.

  • Economics and Accounting

    Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

  • Food Production

    Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

  • Sales and Marketing

    Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

  • Mathematics

    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

  • Foreign Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

  • Law and Government

    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

  • Fine Arts

    Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

  • History and Archeology

    Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

  • Production and Processing

    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

  • Chemistry

    Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

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Pay

  • Typical Salary
  • $62,310
    $43,610
    $39,650
    Ohio
    US
    $83,200
    $51,990
    $37,420
  • Typical Hourly Wage
  • $30
    $21
    $19
    Ohio
    US
    $40
    $25
    $18

Ohio Employment Trends

  • Currently Employed 600
  • Yearly Projected Openings 50

Typical Education

Personality

Realistic: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Initiative
  • Persistence
  • Leadership
  • Independence

Tools

  • Abrasive stones
  • Acoustic ear muffs or defenders
  • Air compressors
  • Angle grinder
  • Blocks or pulleys
  • Blow torch
  • Bridge cranes
  • Claw hammer
  • Cold chisels
  • Conventional truck cranes
  • Cutting machines
  • Demolition hammers
  • Dollies
  • Double ended stud
  • Dust collectors
  • Ear plugs
  • End cut pliers
  • Facial shields
  • Flat taper file
  • Floats
  • Forklift or elevator accessories or supplies
  • Forklifts
  • Goggles
  • Grinding or polishing machines
  • Hacksaw
  • Hammers
  • Hand clamps
  • Hand sprayers
  • Hard hats
  • Hoes
  • Hoists
  • Jacks
  • Level sensors or transmitters
  • Levels
  • Lifelines or lifeline equipment
  • Lifting hooks
  • Loading equipment
  • Masks or accessories
  • Pallet trucks
  • Personal computers
  • Picks
  • Plaster or mortar mixers
  • Plumb bobs
  • Pneumatic grinders
  • Pneumatic hammer
  • Pneumatic sanding machines
  • Power buffers
  • Power drills
  • Power grinders
  • Power routers
  • Power saws
  • Pressure or steam cleaners
  • Pry bars
  • Respirators
  • Rubber mallet
  • Rulers
  • Safety glasses
  • Safety harnesses or belts
  • Scaffolding
  • Shovels
  • Slings
  • Sponges
  • Stonemason hammer
  • Straight edges
  • Suction cups
  • Tape measures
  • Templates
  • Trowels
  • Utility knives
  • Wedges
  • Wet or dry combination vacuum cleaners
  • Winches
  • Wire brushes
  • Workshop cranes

Technology

  • Access software
  • Accounting software
  • Analytical or scientific software
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Network security or virtual private network VPN management software
  • Office suite software
  • Project management software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Web platform development software
  • Word processing software

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