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Stonemasons vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Stonemasons and Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Stonemasons Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$51,990
$54,340
Employment · BLS OEWS
8,750
24,850
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
5th pct
6th pct

At a glance

Dimension Stonemasons Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Median pay $51,990 $54,340
Employment 8,750 24,850
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-3.0%) Growing fast (+9.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 800 2,700
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 5th pct Low · 6th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 4th pct · 11% of tasks 3rd pct · 10% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Building and Construction, Static Strength, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Trunk Strength, Near Vision, Manual Dexterity, Design, Mathematics, Problem Sensitivity, Visualization, Critical Thinking, Information Ordering, Extent Flexibility, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Oral Comprehension, Selective Attention, Finger Dexterity, Dynamic Strength, Coordination, Deductive Reasoning, Mechanical, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Active Listening, Speaking, Mathematics, Monitoring, Oral Expression, Control Precision, Speech Recognition.

Specific to Stonemasons

  • Stamina
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Far Vision
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Category Flexibility
  • Gross Body Equilibrium
  • Administration and Management
  • Reading Comprehension

Specific to Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

  • Production and Processing
  • Speech Clarity
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Education and Training
  • Active Learning
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Written Comprehension

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Office suite software , Project management software , Computer aided design CAD software .

Specific to Stonemasons

Specific to Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Stonemasons or Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Stonemasons vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/stonemasons-vs-floor-layers-except-carpet-wood-and-hard-tiles

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Singulariki. (2026). Stonemasons vs Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/stonemasons-vs-floor-layers-except-carpet-wood-and-hard-tiles

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