How to become a Stonemason, Stone Cutter or Carver

Official title: Stonemasons, Stone Cutters and Carvers

Stonemasons, stone cutters and carvers build and lay stone structures, cut or dress stone into blocks, slabs and pieces for building and repairing stone structures and monuments, and carve designs in stone.

Main tasks

• Build and lay stone structures
• Cut rough stone into slabs or blocks
• Select and grade granite, marble and other stone
• Cut, shape and finish granite, marble and other stone and headstones using hand or power tools
• Draw designs and mark stone for sawing, planing, drilling and cutting
• Cut, carve designs on and install stone for monuments
• Repair and replace stonework on old buildings, churches and monuments

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Average pay: NT$421,000 a year
• Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Bricklayers and Related Workers
• Concrete Placers and Related Workers
• Carpenters and Joiners
• Other Building Frame and Related Trades Workers

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Questions people ask

How much does a Stonemason, Stone Cutter or Carver earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$421,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Stonemason, Stone Cutter or Carver a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Stonemason, Stone Cutter or Carver?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026