Stonemasons — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$57,390
United States, 2025
Employment
7,820
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.
- O*NET code
- 47-2022.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Typical 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.
- Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
- Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
- Construct and install prefabricated masonry units.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$39,300
25th percentile
$45,450
75th percentile
$71,630
90th percentile
$86,180
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking3.5
- Complex Problem Solving3.3
- Time Management3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Coordination3.1
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Active Listening3.0
- Mathematics3.0
- Speaking3.0
- Reading Comprehension3.0
- Monitoring3.0
- Management of Personnel Resources2.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 11 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
11
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.5 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.3 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 2.5 | Not selected | 2.5 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.0 | 2.4 | Not selected | 2.4 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 2.1 | Not selected | 2.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with StonemasonsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | $94,420 | — | 2025 |
| WI | $82,740 | 70 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $81,730 | 230 | 2025 |
| NV | $79,600 | 220 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $79,600 | 150 | 2025 |
| WA | $78,010 | 350 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $72,540 | — | 2025 |
| MA | $69,610 | — | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $66,790 | 110 | 2025 |
| NJ | $66,210 | — | 2025 |
| VT | $65,950 | 80 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $65,530 | 50 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | $62,510 | — | 2025 |
| RI | $62,510 | — | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $61,690 | 310 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | $61,550 | 70 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $61,200 | 820 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $61,140 | 160 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | $61,060 | 130 | 2025 |
| MT | $61,040 | 160 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.