# Stonemasons

> Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/stonemasons
- SOC code: 47-2022.00
- Career family: Construction and extraction
- Median annual pay: $57,390 (10th percentile $39,300, 90th percentile $86,180)
- Projected growth: Decline, -5.4%
- Openings a year: 500
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCA)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 19 |
| Artistic (A) | 32 |
| Social (S) | 14 |
| Enterprising (E) | 5 |
| Conventional (C) | 33 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 88/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 87/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 82/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 81/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 80/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 79/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 78/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 75/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 75/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 72/100)

## Skills

Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Coordination, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Mathematics, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension

## Knowledge

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

## Also called

Artificial Stone Applicator, Banker Mason, Composition Stone Applicator, Construction Monument Setter, Curbstone Setter, Flagstone Layer, Formstone Fitter, Granite Block Paver, Granite Setter, Marble Installer

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Mason/Masonry](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4601) (CIP 4601, 44 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/thaddeus-stevens-college-of-technology-2715) | Mason/Masonry | not reported | $42,956 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Brickmasons and Blockmasons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/brickmasons-and-blockmasons): $62,120 median pay
- [Tile and Stone Setters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/tile-and-stone-setters): $55,690 median pay
- [Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/stone-cutters-and-carvers-manufacturing): $46,170 median pay
- [Terrazzo Workers and Finishers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/terrazzo-workers-and-finishers): $76,170 median pay
- [Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-brickmasons-blockmasons-stonemasons-and-tile-and-marble-setters): $47,550 median pay
- [Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cement-masons-and-concrete-finishers): $57,020 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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