Stonemasons

People in this career often have these skills:

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

People in this career often know a lot about:

• 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.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Stamina - The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Align masonry materials.
• Mark reference points on construction materials.
• Apply mortar.
• Apply decorative masonry finishes.
• Remove excess materials from finished construction projects.

• Cut tile, stone, or other masonry materials.
• Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities.
• Spread concrete or other aggregate mixtures.
• Install masonry materials.
• Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools.
• Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
• Drill holes in construction materials.
• Dig holes or trenches.
• Position construction forms or molds.

• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

• Carpenters

• Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

• Tile and Stone Setters

• Brickmasons and Blockmasons

• Fence Erectors

• Insulation Workers, Mechanical

• Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers