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How exposed to AI is a Stonemason?

Of the 17 tasks O*NET lists for stonemasons, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 17 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Marble InstallerMarble Shop WorkerMasonMason MechanicStone DerrickmanStone InstallerStone MasonStone SetterStonemason
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
17
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of only 14
9k
people do this job in the US
59 of 61
least protected in construction

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Cannot be sped up

17
  • 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
  • Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid
  • Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations
  • Replace broken or missing masonry units in walls or floors
  • Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools
  • Drill holes in marble or ornamental stone and anchor brackets in holes
  • Repair cracked or chipped areas of stone or marble, using blowtorch and mastic, and remove rough or defective spots from concrete, using power grinder or chisel and hammer
  • Remove sections of monument from truck bed, and guide stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane
  • Construct and install prefabricated masonry units
  • Dig trench for foundation of monument, using pick and shovel
  • Position mold along guidelines of wall, press mold in place, and remove mold and paper from wall
  • Line interiors of molds with treated paper and fill molds with composition-stone mixture
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.