Time left: 5 years and 3 months · Group: Construction and Extraction
The official job description
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What stonemasons do all day (for now)
Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools.
Set vertical and horizontal alignment of structures, using plumb bob, gauge line, and level.
Mix mortar or grout and pour or spread mortar or grout on marble slabs, stone, or foundation.
Remove wedges, fill joints between stones, finish joints between stones, using a trowel, and smooth the mortar to an attractive finish, using a tuck pointer.
Set stone or marble in place, according to layout or pattern.
Also known as
Artificial Stone Applicator, Banker Mason, Composition Stone Applicator, Construction Monument Setter, Curbstone Setter, Flagstone Layer, Formstone Fitter, Granite Block Paver
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace stonemasons?
Yes. Sooner than you'd like. By my count you have 5 years and 3 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces stonemasons?
5 years and 3 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which stonemasons tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines. The rest follows.