Remove or add stencils during blasting to create differing cut depths, intricate designs, or rough, pitted finishes.

“Remove or add stencils during blasting to create differing cut depths, intricate designs, or rough, pitted finishes.” is a supplemental task performed by Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing. Among the occupation's 16 rated tasks, workers place it 2nd by importance (#15 most important). About 50% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Disassemble equipment. in Handling and Moving Objects
• Create decorative objects or parts of objects. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments. · importance 4.3
• Move fingers over surfaces of carvings to ensure smoothness of finish. · importance 4.3
• Study artistic objects or graphic materials, such as models, sketches, or blueprints, to plan carving or cutting techniques. · importance 4.2
• Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools to finish carvings. · importance 4.2
• Carve designs or figures in full or bas relief on stone, employing knowledge of stone carving techniques and sense of artistry to produce carvings consistent with designers' plans. · importance 4.1
• Lay out designs or dimensions from sketches or blueprints on stone surfaces, freehand or by transferring them from tracing paper, using scribes or chalk and measuring instruments. · importance 4.1
• Cut, shape, and finish rough blocks of building or monumental stone, according to diagrams or patterns. · importance 4.1
• Drill holes and cut or carve moldings and grooves in stone, according to diagrams and patterns. · importance 4.0
• Select chisels, pneumatic or surfacing tools, or sandblasting nozzles, and determine sequence of use. · importance 3.9
• Carve rough designs freehand or by chipping along marks on stone, using mallets and chisels or pneumatic tools. · importance 3.9
• Guide nozzles over stone, following stencil outlines, or chip along marks to create designs or to work surfaces down to specified finishes. · importance 3.8
• Smooth surfaces of carvings, using rubbing stones. · importance 3.7
• Load sandblasting equipment with abrasives, attach nozzles to hoses, and turn valves to admit compressed air and activate jets. · importance 3.6
• Dress stone surfaces, using bushhammers. · importance 3.6

See all tasks on the Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing page.

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-task-12626,
  title  = {Remove or add stencils during blasting to create differing cut depths, intricate designs, or rough, pitted finishes.},
  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/tasks/task-12626}
}