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Stonemasons

  • Construction

Tasks

What tasks do Stonemasons perform?

  • 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.


Knowledge

What do Stonemasons need to know?

  • 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.

  • Design

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

  • Mathematics

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


Skills

What skills do Stonemasons need?

  • Critical Thinking

    Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

  • Time Management

    Managing one's own time and the time of others.

  • Complex Problem Solving

    Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.



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