# Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

> Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/stone-cutters-and-carvers-manufacturing
- SOC code: 51-9195.03
- Career family: Production
- Median annual pay: $46,170 (10th percentile $35,850, 90th percentile $61,530)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.8%
- Openings a year: 5,100
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic".

## Interest profile (code RAC)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 15 |
| Artistic (A) | 47 |
| Social (S) | 4 |
| Enterprising (E) | 0 |
| Conventional (C) | 46 |

## What you'd do

- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 89/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 88/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 87/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 84/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 83/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 83/100)
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (importance 79/100)
- Getting Information (importance 79/100)
- Training and Teaching Others (importance 79/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 78/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Time Management, Complex Problem Solving, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination

## Knowledge

Mathematics, Production and Processing, Mechanical, English Language, Administration and Management, Design, Education and Training, Public Safety and Security, Building and Construction, Customer and Personal Service

## Also called

Carver, Chiseler, Cutter, Granite Cutter, Granite Fabricator, Granite Slab Fabricator, Granite Stone Cutter, Granite Worker, Hand Stonecutter, Internal Carver

## Related careers

- [Stonemasons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/stonemasons): $57,390 median pay
- [Tile and Stone Setters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/tile-and-stone-setters): $55,690 median pay
- [Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/molders-shapers-and-casters-except-metal-and-plastic): $46,170 median pay
- [Terrazzo Workers and Finishers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/terrazzo-workers-and-finishers): $76,170 median pay
- [Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/grinding-and-polishing-workers-hand): $42,660 median pay
- [Furniture Finishers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/furniture-finishers): $44,540 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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