Also called: Monument Craftsperson, Headstone Carver
Designs, cuts and engraves headstones and memorial monuments.
He designs a headstone on the computer, sandblasts the lettering through a rubber stencil, and hand-finishes the details, then installs it in a cemetery with a small crane.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. On-the-job training or apprenticeship in a monument company.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average.
Medium risk for 10 years. Design software and computer-guided sandblasters and laser engravers do more of the cutting, so shops need fewer engravers.
Classes: Art, CAD/3D design, Shop CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-9195.
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