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Stonemasons

  • Architecture and Construction

Tasks

What tasks do Stonemasons perform?

  • Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.

  • Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.

  • Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.

  • Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.


Knowledge

What do Stonemasons need to know?

  • Mathematics

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

  • 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.

  • 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.


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.

  • Coordination

    Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

  • Time Management

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



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