Stonemason

Construct and renovate stone structures and monument masonry

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As a stonemason, you cut and shape hard and soft stone blocks and masonry slabs to construct and renovate stone structures. You may fix old monuments and existing stonework.

It can be noisy work.

$74,701

Benefits

  • Outdoor work
  • National & international work
  • Physical work
A typical day may involve
  • Studying plans and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
  • Erecting scaffolding
  • Sealing foundations with damp resistant materials and spreading layers of mortar to serve as base and binder for blocks, using trowels
  • Checking vertical and horizontal alignment
  • Cutting, shaping, and polishing stones and bricks using machines and hand tools
  • Repairing and maintaining bricks, cement blocks and related structures
  • Designing and cutting monumental masonry, including lettering
  • Constructing walls using stone slabs and large masonry slab blocks
    • It helps to be good at
  • Physical tasks
  • Using tools
  • Working at heights

    • Qualifications/ Equivalent Certification and Experience

  • Cert III Stonemasonry
  • Apprenticeship
    • You may be able to work in
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing

    • Related roles

    • Bricklayer
    • Carpenter
    • Concreter