Also called: Memorial Engraver, Stone Carver
Designs, carves and engraves headstones and memorials in granite and marble for monument companies and cemeteries, then sets the stones.
Monument carvers lay out designs, sandblast or hand-carve lettering in granite, and set stones in cemeteries. A few traditional stone carvers still work by hand on cathedrals and memorials.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 2 years after high school. Apprenticeship at a monument company.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Medium risk for 10 years. CNC and laser engraving already do most lettering and portraits; design, setting stones and hand-carving survive.
Classes: Art/sculpture, Graphic design, Shop class, Geometry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-9195.
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