Stone Cutters & Carvers, Manufacturing

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Job Outlook:
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Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $56,470.00
Average: $41,680.00
Hourly
Average: $20.04

What they do:

Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.

On the job, you would:

  • Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments.
  • Move fingers over surfaces of carvings to ensure smoothness of finish.
  • Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools to finish carvings.

Personality

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Characteristics of this Career

80% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
74% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
73% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
73% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
69% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
68% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
67% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
65% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
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Strengths

100% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
83% Artistic  -  Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.
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Values of the Work Environment

72% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

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Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

72% Arm-Hand Steadiness  -  The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
66% Manual Dexterity  -  The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
66% Control Precision  -  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
66% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Job Details

Responsibilities
Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.
Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.
Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
Trim excess material from workpieces.
Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.
Select production equipment according to product specifications.
Inspect finishes of workpieces or finished products.
Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.
Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.
Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.
Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
Load materials into production equipment.
Apply decorative masonry finishes.
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Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

94% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
94% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
94% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
88% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
86% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
85% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
84% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
84% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
81% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
73% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
71% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
69% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
66% Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body  -  How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
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Tasks & Values

89% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
88% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
87% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
84% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
83% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
83% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
79% Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
79% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
78% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
78% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
77% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
76% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
75% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
75% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
74% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
72% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
72% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
71% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
71% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
70% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
68% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
68% Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
66% Coaching and Developing Others  -  Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
66% Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment  -  Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Getting Started

Education:
66%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
22%
Less than a High School Diploma

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