description
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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details
Currently Employed:
40
Projected Annual Job Openings:
0
Typical Hourly Wage:
$29.23 - $44.41
Typical Annual Salary:
$60,800 - $92,380
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
Apprenticeship
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typical job duties
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Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
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Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
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Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
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Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
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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.
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Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.
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Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.
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Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations.
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Replace broken or missing masonry units in walls or floors.
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Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Cold chisels
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Hammers
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Plaster or mortar mixers
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Power saws
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Trowels
Technology:
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