Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Career, Salary and Skills
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $46,170 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 33,190. Wage data is published for 179 locations.
Occupation description
Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.
O*NET code
51-9195.03
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$46,170
Hourly median
$22.20
Employment
33,190
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$35,850
10th
$39,280
25th
$46,170
Median
$53,000
75th
$61,530
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.00 | 2.25 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Active Listening | 3.00 | 2.75 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Speaking | 2.88 | 2.38 |
| Time Management | 2.88 | 2.12 |
| Monitoring | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 2.75 | 2.38 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Coordination | 2.62 | 2.38 |
Typical tasks
- Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools to finish carvings.
- Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments.
- Move fingers over surfaces of carvings to ensure smoothness of finish.
- Lay out designs or dimensions from sketches or blueprints on stone surfaces, freehand or by transferring them from tracing paper, using scribes or chalk and measuring instruments.
- Drill holes and cut or carve moldings and grooves in stone, according to diagrams and patterns.
- Remove or add stencils during blasting to create differing cut depths, intricate designs, or rough, pitted finishes.
- Guide nozzles over stone, following stencil outlines, or chip along marks to create designs or to work surfaces down to specified finishes.
- Carve designs or figures in full or bas relief on stone, employing knowledge of stone carving techniques and sense of artistry to produce carvings consistent with designers' plans.
Technology
- Corel Paint Shop Pro
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Timekeeping software
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in CAMedian $49,190 · Employment 3,590
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in TXMedian $40,010 · Employment 2,550
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in FLMedian $45,030 · Employment 2,410
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in PAMedian $45,310 · Employment 1,690
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in OHMedian $44,560 · Employment 1,560
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in INMedian $46,400 · Employment 1,520
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in MIMedian $45,250 · Employment 1,470
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in ILMedian $47,180 · Employment 1,230
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in MAMedian $50,550 · Employment 1,200
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in NYMedian $45,940 · Employment 1,150
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in WAMedian $51,780 · Employment 1,130
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $47,640 · Employment 970
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.