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Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing separately. These are the figures for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (51-9195), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$46,170
Employment, U.S.33,190
Median hourly wage$22.20
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$35,850$39,280$46,170$53,000$61,530
By state (48)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama820$36,7301.83
Arizona470$49,0600.68
Arkansas190$35,6200.69
California3,590$49,1900.92
Colorado390$49,5300.63
Connecticut170$52,5200.47
Delaware90$47,9400.84
Florida2,410$45,0301.14
Georgia760$47,1600.73
Hawaii40$55,9900.29
Idaho210$42,6201.13
Illinois1,230$47,1800.95
Indiana1,520$46,4002.23
Iowa340$46,2201.03
Kansas680$47,3602.23
Kentucky370$41,5900.86
Louisiana100$46,8700.25
Maine120$48,6400.88
Maryland110$50,3600.18
Massachusetts1,200$50,5501.55
Michigan1,470$45,2501.56
Minnesota900$45,7901.43
Mississippi210$37,5800.86
Missouri690$46,3801.10
Montana150$57,8601.38
Nebraska240$46,2201.08
Nevada430$45,0201.28
New Hampshire160$51,4701.13
New Jersey620$47,3600.68
New Mexico$46,970
New York1,150$45,9400.56
North Carolina550$38,1900.53
North Dakota60$46,1700.61
Ohio1,560$44,5601.32
Oklahoma220$46,4600.60
Oregon410$52,7400.97
Pennsylvania1,690$45,3101.30
Rhode Island$47,610
South Carolina550$46,1101.12
Tennessee880$45,8601.26
Texas2,550$40,0100.85
Utah710$43,4401.92
Vermont240$48,6603.66
Virginia720$45,4100.82
Washington1,130$51,7801.49
West Virginia260$43,3001.73
Wisconsin550$48,0300.88
Wyoming80$37,5101.32

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters1-20.964
2Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic1-20.957
3Patternmakers, Wood30.956
4Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1-20.954
5Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1-20.952
6Model Makers, Wood30.952
7Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic1-20.952
8Helpers--Production Workers1-20.951
9Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1-20.951
10Furniture Finishers1-20.949

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Layout Workers, Metal and PlasticMathematics1.500.952
Furniture FinishersTime Management0.760.949
Carpet InstallersMathematics1.760.945
Engine and Other Machine AssemblersQuality Control Analysis0.870.944
Machine Feeders and OffbearersOperations Monitoring1.000.943
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersOperations Monitoring0.870.941
Team AssemblersCoordination0.870.940
Tire BuildersOperations Monitoring1.000.939
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural AnimalsTroubleshooting1.000.933

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing, excluding software Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software3 of 2015.4x
Intuit QuickBooks4 of 202.2x
Autodesk AutoCAD6 of 201.6x
Microsoft Windows5 of 201.0x
Microsoft Office software16 of 200.9x
SAP software4 of 200.7x
Microsoft Outlook11 of 200.8x
Microsoft PowerPoint7 of 200.5x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.00 2.88
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.00 2.75
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.00 2.25
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 2.88 2.88
MonitoringEssential skill 2.88 2.62
SpeakingEssential skill 2.88 2.38
Time ManagementTransferable skill 2.88 2.12
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 2.75 2.50
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 2.75 2.38
CoordinationTransferable skill 2.62 2.38
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.50 2.38
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.50 2.38
Active LearningEssential skill 2.50 2.00
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.38 2.38
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 2.38 1.75
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.25 2.25
WritingEssential skill 2.25 2.25
MathematicsEssential skill 2.25 1.62
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.25 1.62
InstructingTransferable skill 2.12 2.25
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.12 2.12
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.12 1.88
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.12 1.62
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.12 1.62
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.12 1.62
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.00 1.50
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 2.00 1.50
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 2.00 1.38
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.00
RepairingTransferable skill 1.75 1.12
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 0.75
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.62 0.62
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.50 0.50
ScienceEssential skill 1.38 0.38
InstallationTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Mathematics 3.65 3.52
Production and Processing 3.56 2.71
Mechanical 3.24 3.05
English Language 3.15 2.90
Administration and Management 3.13 3.47
Design 3.08 3.30
Education and Training 3.00 2.42
Public Safety and Security 2.81 2.82
Building and Construction 2.67 2.40
Customer and Personal Service 2.67 2.26
Transportation 2.61 1.77
Sales and Marketing 2.57 1.91
Personnel and Human Resources 2.56 2.31
Computers and Electronics 2.52 2.41
Chemistry 2.34 2.85
Engineering and Technology 2.23 2.27
Administrative 2.18 1.50
Economics and Accounting 2.15 1.33
Physics 2.09 1.63
Fine Arts 2.03 1.44
Communications and Media 1.92 1.43
Law and Government 1.83 0.88
Medicine and Dentistry 1.77 0.80
Foreign Language 1.69 0.95
History and Archeology 1.63 0.85
Geography 1.62 0.78
Psychology 1.62 0.70
Therapy and Counseling 1.52 1.25
Sociology and Anthropology 1.35not rated
Telecommunications 1.30 0.32
Philosophy and Theology 1.28 0.57
Biology 1.19not rated
Food Production 1.10not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.88 4.00
Control Precision 3.62 3.75
Manual Dexterity 3.62 3.62
Near Vision 3.62 3.62
Finger Dexterity 3.50 3.62
Extent Flexibility 3.25 3.25
Visualization 3.25 3.25
Multilimb Coordination 3.25 3.00
Trunk Strength 3.25 3.00
Static Strength 3.12 3.25
Selective Attention 3.12 3.12
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.00
Problem Sensitivity 3.12 3.00
Information Ordering 3.12 2.88
Deductive Reasoning 3.12 2.75
Speech Recognition 3.12 2.38
Oral Comprehension 3.00 2.88
Oral Expression 3.00 2.88
Inductive Reasoning 3.00 2.75
Written Comprehension 2.88 2.88
Far Vision 2.75 2.75
Originality 2.75 2.75
Perceptual Speed 2.75 2.38
Stamina 2.75 2.38
Flexibility of Closure 2.62 2.62
Fluency of Ideas 2.62 2.62
Reaction Time 2.62 2.50
Speech Clarity 2.62 2.25
Dynamic Strength 2.50 2.38
Visual Color Discrimination 2.38 2.62
Auditory Attention 2.38 2.50
Depth Perception 2.38 2.25
Written Expression 2.25 1.75
Rate Control 2.25 1.62
Time Sharing 2.25 1.62
Number Facility 2.25 1.50
Mathematical Reasoning 2.25 1.38
Memorization 2.25 1.38
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.12 2.12
Hearing Sensitivity 2.12 1.62
Response Orientation 2.12 1.50
Gross Body Coordination 2.00 2.00
Gross Body Equilibrium 2.00 1.12
Speed of Closure 1.88 1.25
Explosive Strength 1.88 1.12
Glare Sensitivity 1.75 0.88
Spatial Orientation 1.75 0.88
Speed of Limb Movement 1.75 0.88
Dynamic Flexibility 1.62 0.62
Peripheral Vision 1.62 0.62
Night Vision 1.50 0.50
Sound Localization 1.50 0.50

Software used

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Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing separately. These are the figures for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (51-9195), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Vineland, NJ15011.42$68,490
Chambersburg, PA1007.58$43,620
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA1606.27$47,720
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC1703.45$49,720
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL1703.00$43,680
Worcester, MA2202.92$54,920
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH2302.90$37,970
Stockton-Lodi, CA1602.58$45,670
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT1702.56$39,160
Reno, NV1502.52$46,000

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