Cut tile, stone, or other masonry materials.

Cut tile, stone, or other masonry materials. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 13 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Cut materials. in Handling and Moving Objects .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 13 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners, using hand and power cutting tools. · Tile and Stone Setters · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Break or cut bricks, tiles, or blocks to size, using trowel edge, hammer, or power saw. · Brickmasons and Blockmasons · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters. · Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Shape, trim, face and cut marble or stone preparatory to setting, using power saws, cutting equipment, and hand tools. · Stonemasons · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Cut paving stones to size and for edges, using a splitter and a masonry saw. · Segmental Pavers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Cut slabs of stone into sheets that will be used for floors or counters. · Rock Splitters, Quarry · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools. · Stonemasons · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Cut, surface, polish, and install marble and granite or install pre-cast terrazzo, granite or marble units. · Tile and Stone Setters · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Cut fixture or border tiles to size, using keyhole saws, and insert them into surrounding frameworks. · Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Scribe and cut edges of tile to fit walls where wall molding is not specified. · Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Operate machines that clean or cut expansion joints in concrete or asphalt and that rout out cracks in pavement. · Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• 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. · Stonemasons · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Cut grooves along outlines, using chisels. · Rock Splitters, Quarry · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Tile and Stone Setters
• Brickmasons and Blockmasons
• Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
• Stonemasons
• Segmental Pavers
• Rock Splitters, Quarry
• Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-cut-tile-stone-or-other-masonry-materials,
  title  = {Cut tile, stone, or other masonry materials.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/cut-tile-stone-or-other-masonry-materials}
}