// Unit group · 7113

Stonemasons, Stone Cutters, Splitters and Carvers

Stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers cut and shape hard and soft stone blocks and slabs for the construction and maintenance of stone structures and monumental masonry, and carve designs and figures in stone.

7 Craft and Related Trades Workers / 71 Building and Related Trades Workers (excluding Electricians) / 711 Building Frame and Related Trades Workers / All level 4

// Working conditions

Air and dustLifting and postureNoise

// Hand tools

  1. 1General Hand Tool Operation
  2. 2Hammers
  3. 3Struck Tools
  4. 4Wood Chisels

driving wedges into quarried stone to break it into slabs or blocks

selecting and grading slabs and blocks of granite, marble, and other stone

cutting, shaping and finishing building and monumental stone such as granite or marble using hand tools or hand-held power tools

making patterns and marking shapes on stone for subsequent sawing, planing, drilling and other dressing and cutting operations

cutting and carving characters, figures or designs on stone blocks used for monuments or memorials

setting stone in the erection of monuments and memorials

repairing and replacing stonework on old buildings, churches and monuments.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Granite Cutter
- Stone Carver
- Stone Cutter
- Stone polish (hand or hand-powered tools)

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Wall and floor tile setters -7122
- Machine operator (stone cutting or processing) - 8112

Indexed job titles 30